Total Crime Rate

528.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 528.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 394.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.4 9/10
  • Other theft 20.1 10/10
  • Public order 16.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dorchester Road area has the highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Chickerell , and the 8th highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dorchester Road (DT3 5JB) in the last 12 months was 528.4 per 1,000 residents and was 724.8% higher than the Chickerell average (64.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 118 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 27.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 63.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 615.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorchester Road (DT3 5JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Appletree Close, where police recorded 100 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rocky Knap (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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hetherly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Appletree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Roman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Roman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant Avenue North —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Avenue North Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rocky Knap Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Appletree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Greenway Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Appletree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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