Total Crime Rate

121.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.8 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 121.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 37.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Great Western Industrial Centre area has the 11th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dorchester East , and the 115th highest crime rate of 1,290 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 Great Western Industrial Centre (DT1 1RD) in the last 12 months was 121.9 per 1,000 residents and was 92.7% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Western Industrial Centre (DT1 1RD), the main crime hotspot is near Dorchester West. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Great Western Industrial Centre area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B3147 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorchester West —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorchester West —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorchester West —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dorchester West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dorchester West Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dorchester West Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Copper Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorchester West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Weymouth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dray Horse Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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