Total Crime Rate
121.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
37.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cornwall 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | B3147 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | New Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Dorchester West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Dorchester West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorchester West | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorchester West | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorchester West | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Alexandra Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dray Horse Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorchester West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | New Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | New Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dorchester West | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
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