Total Crime Rate

59.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 59.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.7 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Paceycombe Way area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Dorchester Poundbury , and the 367th highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Paceycombe Way (DT1 3RF) in the last 12 months was 59.0 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% lower than the Dorchester Poundbury average (75.5 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 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paceycombe Way (DT1 3RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Merrivale, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vickery Court (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Paceycombe Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taviton Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hamslade Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peverell Avenue East —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vickery Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merrivale —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merrivale —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merrivale —
Sep 2025Burglary Nantillo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buttermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buttermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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