Total Crime Rate
8.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dorchester Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Chalk Valleys , and the 72nd lowest crime rate of 1,293 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 Dorchester Road (DT2 9NB) in the last 12 months was 8.4 per 1,000 residents and was 71.1% lower than the Chalk Valleys average (28.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
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