Total Crime Rate

71.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 71.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 24.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 7.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Maud Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Dorchester Poundbury , and the 272nd highest crime rate of 1,293 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 Maud Road (DT1 2LN) in the last 12 months was 71.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.7% lower than the Dorchester Poundbury average (75.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 97.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maud Road (DT1 2LN), 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 Maud Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorchester West —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dagmar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorchester West —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorchester West —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorchester West Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westover Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dagmar Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
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Data Sources

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