Total Crime Rate

71.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 71.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 42.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 16th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Littlemoor & Preston , and the 278th highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dorchester Road (DT4 7FD) in the last 12 months was 71.8 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% higher than the Littlemoor & Preston average (60.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorchester Road (DT4 7FD), the main crime hotspot is near Fernhill Avenue. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 13 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 (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fernhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grosvenor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Celandine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Argyle Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fernhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodmoor Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fernhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fernhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fernhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fernhill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fernhill Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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