Total Crime Rate
159.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Queens Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Sherborne Rural , and the 77th highest crime rate of 1,293 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 Queens Road (DT9 6RR) in the last 12 months was 159.2 per 1,000 residents and was 209.2% higher than the Sherborne Rural average (51.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 154.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Queens Road (DT9 6RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westbury, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Cross (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sherborne Rural| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Underdown Hollow | Under investigation |
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