Total Crime Rate

14.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 14.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Catherines Crescent area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Sherborne East , and the 225th 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 St Catherines Crescent (DT9 6DE) in the last 12 months was 14.2 per 1,000 residents and was 78.4% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Catherines Crescent (DT9 6DE), 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.

Crime Over Time in St Catherines Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlefield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Field Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Court —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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