Total Crime Rate

90.0 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 90.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 31.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Queen Mother Square area has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Dorchester Poundbury , and the 190th 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 Queen Mother Square (DT1 3BL) in the last 12 months was 90.0 per 1,000 residents and was 19.2% higher than the Dorchester Poundbury average (75.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queen Mother Square (DT1 3BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beechwood Lane (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Queen Mother Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hamslade Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pavilion Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bellever Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taviton Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vickery Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buttermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peverell Avenue East —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buttermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merrivale —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ringhill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merrivale —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merrivale —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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