Crime Rates at Old Farm, Sherborne, DT9 3PN

Old Farm area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Sherborne East , and the 84th highest crime rate of 1,293 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 Old Farm (DT9 3PN) in the last 12 months was 149.4 per 1,000 residents and was 134.8% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 333.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Farm (DT9 3PN), the main crime hotspot is near Shutler Street. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.