Crime Rates at Red Cow Lane, Dorchester, DT1 1WT

Red Cow Lane area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dorchester East , and the 373rd highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Red Cow Lane (DT1 1WT) in the last 12 months was 55.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.9% lower than the Dorchester East average (63.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Red Cow Lane (DT1 1WT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Little Britain, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wilson Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.