Total Crime Rate

125.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 125.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 82.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • 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
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 13th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Chickerell , and the 127th highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dorchester Road (DT3 5JD) in the last 12 months was 125.5 per 1,000 residents and was 95.9% higher than the Chickerell average (64.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorchester Road (DT3 5JD), the main crime hotspot is near Rocky Knap. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dorchester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Roman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Roman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hetherly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rocky Knap Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coronation Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coronation Road —
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Data Sources

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