Total Crime Rate

100.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 100.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Vickery Court area has the 14th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dorchester East , and the 166th highest crime rate of 1,290 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 Vickery Court (DT1 3EU) in the last 12 months was 100.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 58.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Crime Over Time in Vickery Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peverell Avenue East —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vickery Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ringhill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merrivale —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merrivale —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merrivale —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merrivale —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vickery Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halstock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamslade Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eleanor Coade Mews Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harptree Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bowes-Lyon Place Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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