Total Crime Rate
21.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Leet Court area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Sherborne East , and the 389th lowest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .
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 Leet Court (DT9 6AN) in the last 12 months was 21.6 per 1,000 residents and was 67.0% lower than the Sherborne East average (65.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Leet Court (DT9 6AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westbridge Park (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | South Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Littlefield | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lenthay Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | South Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clanfield | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westfield | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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