Total Crime Rate

35.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.0 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 35.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 16.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.0 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · 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 25th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Littlemoor & Preston , and the 624th highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dorchester Road (DT4 7LA) in the last 12 months was 35.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.6% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorchester Road (DT4 7LA), 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 (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodmoor Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Argyle Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernhill Avenue Under investigation
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 2026Public order Lyndhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glendinning Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fernhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fernhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Celandine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Carlton Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Westbourne Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order College Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fernhill Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Fernhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fernhill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hanover Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carlton Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fernhill Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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