Crime Rates at Littlefield, Sherborne, DT9 6BD

Littlefield area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Sherborne East , and the 419th 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 Littlefield (DT9 6BD) in the last 12 months was 22.8 per 1,000 residents and was 65.2% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Littlefield (DT9 6BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ridgeway (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.