Total Crime Rate

37.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 37.7 4/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 6.3 1/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Back Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Beaminster , and the 588th 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 Back Lane (DT2 0ED) in the last 12 months was 37.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.5% higher than the Beaminster average (36.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 6.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Back Lane (DT2 0ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dorchester Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cornstores (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Back Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dorchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorchester Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Lane —
Apr 2026Other crime Dorchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dorchester Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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