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Crime in DT11 8TD
How much crime is recorded in DT11 8TD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Child Okeford & Iwerne Minster
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,836 (2024)
How safe is DT11 8TD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DT11 8TD 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
18.5
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).
DT11 8TDNational
Violence and sexual offences15.223.6
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Burglary2.69.1
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Other theft1.74.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Public order1.54.6
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
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.