Crime Rates at Damers Road, Dorchester, DT1 2LD

Damers Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Dorchester Poundbury , and the 233rd highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Damers Road (DT1 2LD) in the last 12 months was 78.4 per 1,000 residents and was 3.8% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 47.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Damers Road (DT1 2LD), 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.