Crime Rates at Elm Lane, Charlton Down, Dorchester, DT2 9FB

Elm Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Chalk Valleys , and the 591st lowest 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 Elm Lane (DT2 9FB) in the last 12 months was 31.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.6% higher than the Chalk Valleys average (25.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Lane (DT2 9FB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chestnut Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meech Way (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.