Postcode · Dorchester
Crime in DT1 2HT
How much crime is recorded in DT1 2HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Poundbury & Dorchester West
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,484 (2024)
DT1 2HTDorchester
How safe is DT1 2HT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DT1 2HT 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
25.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 2HTNational
Anti-social behaviour20.810.7
Violence and sexual offences20.623.6
Burglary7.19.1
Shoplifting4.68.4
Public order4.34.6
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Other theft3.14.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.71.5
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 34% 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.