Total Crime Rate
81.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stonedene 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 Stonedene (DT9 4EJ) 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 Stonedene (DT9 4EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Vernalls Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Vernalls Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vernalls Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Mccreery Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mccreery Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mccreery Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | School View Close | Under investigation |
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