Total Crime Rate

145.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 145.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.9 9/10
  • Other crime 13.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

James Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Dorchester Poundbury , and the 89th highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around James Close (DT1 2GZ) in the last 12 months was 145.3 per 1,000 residents and was 92.5% higher than the Dorchester Poundbury average (75.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 84.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around James Close (DT1 2GZ), the main crime hotspot is near Margaret Place. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in James Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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