Total Crime Rate

198.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.3 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 198.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 64.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 29.2 7/10
  • Public order 20.5 9/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Chaseborough Square area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Dorchester Poundbury , and the 45th 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 Chaseborough Square (DT1 3FA) in the last 12 months was 198.8 per 1,000 residents and was 156.5% higher than the Dorchester Poundbury average (77.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 64.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chaseborough Square (DT1 3FA), the main crime hotspot is near Cambridge Walk. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Chaseborough Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wishay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pitcote Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cambridge Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cambridge Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holmead Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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