Total Crime Rate

42.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 42.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 24.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Windsor Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Dorchester Poundbury , and the 514th highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Windsor Road (DT1 2JA) in the last 12 months was 42.7 per 1,000 residents and was 45.0% lower than the Dorchester Poundbury average (77.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windsor Road (DT1 2JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Margaret Place, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cambridge Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Windsor Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Margaret Place Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Place —
Apr 2026Public order Margaret Place Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Treves Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margaret Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margaret Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alice Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margaret Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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