Crime Rates at Taviton Court, Poundbury, Dorchester, DT1 3SE

Taviton Court area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Dorchester Poundbury , and the 407th lowest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Taviton Court (DT1 3SE) in the last 12 months was 24.2 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% lower than the Dorchester Poundbury average (75.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Taviton Court (DT1 3SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coningsby Place (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.