Total Crime Rate

127.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 127.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.4 10/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Crown Street East area has the 14th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dorchester East , and the 122nd 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 Crown Street East (DT1 3EP) in the last 12 months was 127.9 per 1,000 residents and was 87.0% higher than the Dorchester East average (68.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crown Street East (DT1 3EP), the main crime hotspot is near Canford Street. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crown Street East area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John Way —
Sep 2025Other theft Sydenham Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St John Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs St Walburga'S Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Walburga'S Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Halstock Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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