Crime Rates at Pound Piece, Maiden Newton, Dorchester, DT2 0DB

Pound Piece area has the 5th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Beaminster , and the 313th highest crime rate of 1,290 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 Pound Piece (DT2 0DB) in the last 12 months was 63.7 per 1,000 residents and was 76.2% higher than the Beaminster average (36.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pound Piece (DT2 0DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dorchester Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maiden Newton (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.