Crime Rates at Challacombe Square, Poundbury, Dorchester, DT1 3SX

Challacombe Square 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 Challacombe Square (DT1 3SX) 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 Challacombe Square (DT1 3SX), 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.