Crime Rates at Damers Road, Dorchester, DT1 2LA

Damers Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Dorchester Poundbury , and the 454th lowest 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 Damers Road (DT1 2LA) in the last 12 months was 24.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Damers Road (DT1 2LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dorchester West, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.