Total Crime Rate

5.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 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 5.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Dorchester Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Littlemoor & Preston , and the 44th 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 Dorchester Road (DT3 5BU) in the last 12 months was 5.1 per 1,000 residents and was 91.5% lower than the Littlemoor & Preston average (60.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

In the area around Dorchester Road (DT3 5BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B3159, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Court Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dorchester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B3159 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridlebank Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlemead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Merlin Avenue North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Court Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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