Postcode · Dorchester
Crime in DT2 7RL
How much crime is recorded in DT2 7RL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Charlton Down, Cerne Abbas & Puddletown
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,126 (2024)
DT2 7RLDorchester
How safe is DT2 7RL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DT2 7RL 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
14.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 7RLNational
Violence and sexual offences9.623.6
Burglary7.39.1
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other theft1.34.5
Drugs0.92.4
Public order0.34.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.