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

Cornwall Road 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 Cornwall Road (DT1 1RT) 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 Cornwall Road (DT1 1RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cornwall Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B3147 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dorchester West Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dorchester West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorchester West
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorchester West
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorchester West
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alexandra Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Dray Horse Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorchester West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dorchester West Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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