Total Crime Rate
142.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cedar Road 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 Cedar Road (DT1 2PX) 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 Cedar Road (DT1 2PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cedar Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chestnut Way (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dorchester East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gloucester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St John Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St John Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridport Road | — |
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