Total Crime Rate

59.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 59.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.7 3/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Old School Place area has the 12th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Sherborne East , and the 365th highest crime rate of 1,293 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 The Old School Place (DT9 3HS) in the last 12 months was 59.3 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% lower than the Sherborne East average (63.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 146.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Old School Place (DT9 3HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Durrant Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Finger Lane (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Old School Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Durrant Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Half Moon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Durrant Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Durrant Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Durrant Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Durrant Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Durrant Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Durrant Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Powys Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durrant Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Half Moon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Durrant Close —
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Data Sources

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