Total Crime Rate

105.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 105.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.5 4/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Edward Road 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 Edward Road (DT1 2HL) 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 Edward Road (DT1 2HL), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Edward Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dagmar Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dagmar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorchester West —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorchester West —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorchester West —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorchester West Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Weymouth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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