Total Crime Rate

78.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 78.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Marie 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 Marie Road (DT1 2LF) 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 Marie Road (DT1 2LF), 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 Marie Road area

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

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