Crime Rates at Gainsborough, Milborne Port, Sherborne, DT9 5BB

Gainsborough area has the lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Blackmoor Vale , and the 67th lowest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gainsborough (DT9 5BB) in the last 12 months was 8.7 per 1,000 residents and was 85.1% lower than the Blackmoor Vale average (58.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

In the area around Gainsborough (DT9 5BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hanover View, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Combe Hill (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.