Crime Rates at Church Street, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1DB

Church Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Beacon , and the 375th highest crime rate of 1,290 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 Church Street (DT10 1DB) in the last 12 months was 55.4 per 1,000 residents and was 33.1% higher than the Beacon average (41.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (DT10 1DB), the main crime hotspot is near Stourcastle. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.