Total Crime Rate
240.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Prince Of Wales Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dorchester East , and the 41st highest crime rate of 1,293 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 Prince Of Wales Road (DT1 1PW) in the last 12 months was 240.0 per 1,000 residents and was 250.8% higher than the Dorchester East average (68.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 80.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Prince Of Wales Road (DT1 1PW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dorchester East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Great Western Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alexandra Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B3144 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B3144 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | South Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | South Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B3144 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B3144 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Linden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Great Western Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Great Western Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Western Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Alexandra Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | All Saints' Road | — |
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