Total Crime Rate

37.3 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 37.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Granville Way area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Sherborne East , and the 613th 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 Granville Way (DT9 4AS) in the last 12 months was 37.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.4% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 75.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Granville Way (DT9 4AS), 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 Granville Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lambsfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brickkiln Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mccreery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Aldhelm'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simons Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simons Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wootton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wootton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wootton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Paul'S Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Green Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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