Total Crime Rate

53.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.4 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 53.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 31.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Cambridge Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Dorchester Poundbury , and the 391st 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 Cambridge Road (DT1 2LS) in the last 12 months was 53.3 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Road (DT1 2LS), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Cambridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Olga Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Margaret Place Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Olga Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alice Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Olga Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Olga Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Treves Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Olga Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Olga Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margaret Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margaret Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margaret Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Public order Margaret Place Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Robbery B3150 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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