Crime Rates at Poets Way, Dorchester, DT1 2FE

Poets Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Dorchester Poundbury , and the 165th highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poets Way (DT1 2FE) in the last 12 months was 105.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.6% higher than the Dorchester Poundbury average (75.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -65.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poets Way (DT1 2FE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dorchester West, where police recorded 27 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.