Total Crime Rate
28.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Barnes Way area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dorchester East , and the 501st 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 Barnes Way (DT1 2DB) in the last 12 months was 28.4 per 1,000 residents and was 58.5% lower than the Dorchester East average (68.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 357.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barnes Way (DT1 2DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rothesay Road, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barnes Way (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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