Total Crime Rate

46.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 46.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Bowes Lyon Place area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dorchester East , and the 472nd highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bowes Lyon Place (DT1 3DA) in the last 12 months was 46.2 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% lower than the Dorchester East average (63.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY).

In the area around Bowes Lyon Place (DT1 3DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Merrivale, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vickery Court (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Bowes Lyon Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamslade Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downside Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merrivale —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merrivale —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merrivale —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merrivale —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peverell Avenue East —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vickery Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vickery Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halstock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eleanor Coade Mews Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harptree Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bowes-Lyon Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Trematon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ringhill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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