Total Crime Rate
8.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grosvenor Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dorchester East , and the 82nd lowest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Grosvenor Road (DT1 2BB) in the last 12 months was 8.9 per 1,000 residents and was 86.9% lower than the Dorchester East average (68.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grosvenor Road (DT1 2BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maumbury Square, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Weymouth Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dorchester East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Weymouth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maumbury Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maumbury Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Maumbury Square | Under investigation |
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