Total Crime Rate

142.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 142.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.3 8/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Poundbury Crescent area has the 9th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dorchester East , and the 95th highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poundbury Crescent (DT1 2NX) in the last 12 months was 142.2 per 1,000 residents and was 107.9% higher than the Dorchester East average (68.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 220.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 45.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poundbury Crescent (DT1 2NX), the main crime hotspot is near Cambridge Road. Police recorded 20 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 Poundbury Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor 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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