Total Crime Rate

34.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 34.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 6.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alfred Place area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dorchester East , and the 631st highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alfred Place (DT1 1NW) in the last 12 months was 34.7 per 1,000 residents and was 45.1% lower than the Dorchester East average (63.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alfred Place (DT1 1NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Little Britain, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Durnover Court (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Alfred Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Church Acre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pound Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Fordington Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Fordington Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Close —
Apr 2026Public order B3143 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Durnover Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Durnover Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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