Crime Rates at Anglesea Cottages, Stalbridge, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2NE

Anglesea Cottages area has the 11th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Beacon , and the 258th highest crime rate of 1,295 local areas in Dorset .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Anglesea Cottages (DT10 2NE) in the last 12 months was 72.4 per 1,000 residents and was 57.0% higher than the Beacon average (46.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Anglesea Cottages (DT10 2NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Cutting, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jarvis Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.