Total Crime Rate

203.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 203.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.3 10/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 15.2 6/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 49th highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Casterbridge Industrial Estate (DT1 1PL) in the last 12 months was 203.1 per 1,000 residents and was 196.8% higher than the Dorchester East average (68.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 81.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Casterbridge Industrial Estate (DT1 1PL), the main crime hotspot is near Salisbury Street. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Casterbridge Industrial Estate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frome Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour All Saints' Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Channons Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Linden Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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