Total Crime Rate

108.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 108.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Vernalls Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Sherborne East , and the 159th highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vernalls Road (DT9 4DR) in the last 12 months was 108.1 per 1,000 residents and was 69.9% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -17.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 59.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vernalls Road (DT9 4DR), the main crime hotspot is near Vernalls Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vernalls Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary St Aldhelm'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Paul'S Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bristol Road Under investigation
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Vernalls Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vernalls Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Mccreery Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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