Postcode · Dorchester
Crime in DT1 1AS
How much crime is recorded in DT1 1AS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dorchester North
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,718 (2024)
DT1 1ASDorchester
How safe is DT1 1AS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DT1 1AS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
DT1 1ASNational
Anti-social behaviour19.710.7
Violence and sexual offences16.523.6
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Public order4.04.6
Other theft3.84.5
Burglary2.99.1
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Shoplifting2.18.4
Drugs1.12.4
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.