Total Crime Rate

100.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.8 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 100.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 86.1 10/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 4.8 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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
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

Kings Pitt area has the 6th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Dorchester Poundbury , and the 167th highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Pitt (DT1 3RD) in the last 12 months was 100.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Pitt (DT1 3RD), 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 Kings Pitt area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vickery Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merrivale —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harptree 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamslade Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merrivale —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vickery Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ladock Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merrivale —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merrivale —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peverell Avenue East —
Apr 2026Drugs Bowes-Lyon Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Trematon Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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