Crime Rates at Lower Acreman Street, Sherborne, DT9 3EX

Lower Acreman Street area has the highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Sherborne East , and the 19th highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Acreman Street (DT9 3EX) in the last 12 months was 322.9 per 1,000 residents and was 393.1% higher than the Sherborne East average (65.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 145.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Acreman Street (DT9 3EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cheap Street, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Finger Lane (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.