Postcode · Dorchester
Crime in DT1 1RA
How much crime is recorded in DT1 1RA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dorchester East
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,746 (2024)
DT1 1RADorchester
How safe is DT1 1RA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DT1 1RA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 1RANational
Violence and sexual offences12.723.6
Anti-social behaviour9.210.7
Burglary3.49.1
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Other theft2.94.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Drugs1.52.4
Public order1.34.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 47% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.