Total Crime Rate

46.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.4 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 46.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 16.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Abbots Way area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Sherborne East , and the 464th highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Abbots Way (DT9 6DT) in the last 12 months was 46.8 per 1,000 residents and was 28.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 22.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 95.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbots Way (DT9 6DT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pitmans Way, where police recorded 17 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 Abbots Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clanfield Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pitmans Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gainsborough Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlefield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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