Total Crime Rate

157.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 157.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 40.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 25.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Casterbridge Industrial Estate area has the 7th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dorchester East , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Casterbridge Industrial Estate (DT1 1PL) in the last 12 months was 157.4 per 1,000 residents and was 148.8% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 40.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Casterbridge Industrial Estate (DT1 1PL), the main crime hotspot is near Salisbury Street. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Casterbridge Industrial Estate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Fordington Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Linden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pound Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Fordington Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Street —
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Data Sources

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