Crime Rates at Canons Gardens, Maiden Newton, Dorchester, DT2 0AA

Canons Gardens area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Beaminster , and the 256th lowest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Canons Gardens (DT2 0AA) in the last 12 months was 15.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.9% lower than the Beaminster average (36.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canons Gardens (DT2 0AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dorchester Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Webbers Piece (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.