Crime Rates at Gerrards Green, Beaminster, DT8 3ED

Gerrards Green area has the 6th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Beaminster , and the 342nd 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 Gerrards Green (DT8 3ED) in the last 12 months was 59.7 per 1,000 residents and was 65.1% higher than the Beaminster average (36.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gerrards Green (DT8 3ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Flaxfield Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hardy Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.