Total Crime Rate

34.6 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 34.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

North Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Sherborne East , and the 633rd lowest crime rate of 1,293 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 North Road (DT9 3JW) in the last 12 months was 34.6 per 1,000 residents and was 45.6% lower than the Sherborne East average (63.7 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Road (DT9 3JW), the main crime hotspot is near Portman Square. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in North Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simons Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wootton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simons Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hound Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wootton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lambsfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wootton Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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