Total Crime Rate

81.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 81.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 29.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vernalls Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Sherborne East , and the 234th highest crime rate of 1,290 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 81.1 per 1,000 residents and was 23.8% higher than the Sherborne East average (65.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vernalls Road (DT9 4DR), the main crime hotspot is near St Paul'S Green. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Vernalls Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Mccreery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harbour Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernalls Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Simons Road —
Apr 2026Public order Vernalls Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portman Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portman Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mccreery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School View Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mccreery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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