Total Crime Rate

204.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.7 per 1,000 2/10 · 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 204.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 162.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 9.7 2/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.7 3/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • 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
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Church Road area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Sherborne Rural , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Road (DT9 6RF) in the last 12 months was 204.6 per 1,000 residents and was 394.6% higher than the Sherborne Rural average (41.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (DT9 6RF), the main crime hotspot is near Westbury. Police recorded 1 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Church Road Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 1 of 1

Data Sources

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