Total Crime Rate

55.4 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 55.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Harbour Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Sherborne East , and the 391st 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 Harbour Road (DT9 4AL) in the last 12 months was 55.4 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harbour Road (DT9 4AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mccreery Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Paul'S Green (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Harbour Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wootton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wootton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wootton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simons Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simons Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lambsfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mccreery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Paul'S Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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