Total Crime Rate

71.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.7 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 71.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 27.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Diggory Crescent area has the 18th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dorchester East , and the 280th 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 Diggory Crescent (DT1 2SP) in the last 12 months was 71.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% higher than the Dorchester East average (63.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Diggory Crescent (DT1 2SP), the main crime hotspot is near Holbaek Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Diggory Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highgrove Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Standfast Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holbaek Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Holbaek Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holbaek Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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