Total Crime Rate
37.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wynnes Close area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Sherborne East , and the 590th highest crime rate of 1,290 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 Wynnes Close (DT9 6DL) in the last 12 months was 37.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.6% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wynnes Close (DT9 6DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lenthay Close, where police recorded 12 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lenthay Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Field Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Littlefield | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westfield | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridgeway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | South Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | South Court | — |
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