Total Crime Rate

24.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 24.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

This area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Sherborne Rural , and the 414th lowest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (DT9 4SU) in the last 12 months was 24.4 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% lower than the Sherborne Rural average (51.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode DT9 4SU, the main crime hotspot is near Rigg Lane. Police recorded 1 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in DT9 4SU area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malthouse Lane —
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Data Sources

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