Total Crime Rate

96.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 96.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 36.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Wessex Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dorchester East , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 1,290 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 Wessex Road (DT1 2NT) in the last 12 months was 96.3 per 1,000 residents and was 52.3% higher than the Dorchester East average (63.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wessex Road (DT1 2NT), the main crime hotspot is near Cambridge Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Wessex Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poundbury Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery B3150 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hawthorne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plassey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Place —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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