Total Crime Rate

32.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.1 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 32.1 3/10
  • Violent crimes 16.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 28th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Littlemoor & Preston , and the 609th lowest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dorchester Road (DT4 7LD) in the last 12 months was 32.1 per 1,000 residents and was 46.7% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorchester Road (DT4 7LD), 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 (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Westbourne Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fernhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fernhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fernhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fernhill Avenue Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Fernhill Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Argyle Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grosvenor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Celandine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fernhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodmoor Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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