Total Crime Rate

130.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 130.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Drugs 6.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Station Approach area has the 13th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dorchester East , and the 120th highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Station Approach (DT1 1QX) in the last 12 months was 130.3 per 1,000 residents and was 90.4% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Approach (DT1 1QX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Station Approach area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maumbury Square —
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B3144 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B3144 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B3144 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B3144 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Western Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maumbury Square —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Maumbury Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Great Western Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Great Western Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Great Western Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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