Postcode · Dorchester
Crime in DT1 1LG
How much crime is recorded in DT1 1LG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dorchester East
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,736 (2024)
How safe is DT1 1LG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DT1 1LG area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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 1LGNational
Violence and sexual offences23.123.6
Shoplifting20.08.4
Anti-social behaviour11.910.7
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Other theft4.74.5
Burglary3.69.1
Public order2.34.6
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Robbery0.91.4
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.