Total Crime Rate

76.7 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 76.7 7/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Railway Triangle Industrial Estate area has the 18th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dorchester East , and the 245th 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 Railway Triangle Industrial Estate (DT1 2PJ) in the last 12 months was 76.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% higher than the Dorchester East average (68.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railway Triangle Industrial Estate (DT1 2PJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hawthorn Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prospect Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Railway Triangle Industrial Estate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Poundbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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