Total Crime Rate

8.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 8.8 1/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

The Wilderness area has the lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Sherborne East , and the 79th lowest crime rate of 1,293 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 The Wilderness (DT9 3AE) in the last 12 months was 8.8 per 1,000 residents and was 86.2% lower than the Sherborne East average (63.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2023. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY).

In the area around The Wilderness (DT9 3AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cheap Street, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Portman Square (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Wilderness area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cheap Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wootton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cheap Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cheap Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cheap Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Hound Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wootton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wootton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Long Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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