Total Crime Rate

251.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 251.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 117.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 90.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.4 9/10
  • Public order 16.0 9/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • 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
  • 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

Bridport Road area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Dorchester Poundbury , and the 35th highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bridport Road (DT1 3TS) in the last 12 months was 251.3 per 1,000 residents and was 224.2% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridport Road (DT1 3TS), the main crime hotspot is near Cambridge Walk. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Bridport Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peverell Avenue East —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harptree Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pitcote Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery St John Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cambridge Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cambridge Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wishay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holmead Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downside Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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