Total Crime Rate
90.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ringhill Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Dorchester Poundbury , and the 190th 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 Ringhill Street (DT1 3TL) in the last 12 months was 90.0 per 1,000 residents and was 19.2% higher than the Dorchester Poundbury average (75.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ringhill Street (DT1 3TL), 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.
View Crime In Dorchester Poundbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pavilion Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Merrivale | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buttermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Taviton Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bellever Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buttermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Merrivale | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ringhill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hamslade Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Merrivale | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vickery Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westcott Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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