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Crime in DT2 7SE

How much crime is recorded in DT2 7SE, 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
2,891 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DT2 7SE

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DT2 7SE area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
11.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 7SENational
Violence and sexual offences9.323.6
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Burglary3.59.1
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Other theft1.64.5
Public order0.94.6
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Other crime0.51.5
Shoplifting0.28.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Drugs0.02.4
Robbery0.01.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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