Postcode · Dorchester
Crime in DT2 0AR
How much crime is recorded in DT2 0AR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Beaminster, Maiden Newton & Halstock
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,070 (2024)
DT2 0ARDorchester
How safe is DT2 0AR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DT2 0AR area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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).
DT2 0ARNational
Violence and sexual offences7.923.6
Other theft5.54.5
Burglary4.39.1
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Public order1.84.6
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Shoplifting1.48.4
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 27% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.