Total Crime Rate
32.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bath Road area has the 49th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Beacon , and the 614th lowest 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 Bath Road (DT10 1DU) in the last 12 months was 32.3 per 1,000 residents and was 22.5% lower than the Beacon average (41.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bath Road (DT10 1DU), 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.
View Crime In Sturminster Newton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stourcastle | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stourcastle | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Stourcastle | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stourcastle | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stourcastle | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Stourcastle | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drovers | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
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