Postcode · Dorchester
Crime in DT1 3JT
How much crime is recorded in DT1 3JT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Poundbury & Dorchester West
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,781 (2024)
DT1 3JTDorchester
How safe is DT1 3JT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DT1 3JT 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
17.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 3JTNational
Violence and sexual offences15.423.6
Anti-social behaviour11.710.7
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Shoplifting3.08.4
Other theft2.84.5
Burglary1.89.1
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Drugs1.22.4
Theft from the person1.12.1
Public order0.94.6
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% 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.