Postcode · Dorchester
Crime in DT2 8UJ
How much crime is recorded in DT2 8UJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Owermoigne, Broadmayne & Winterbourne
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,984 (2024)
DT2 8UJDorchester
How safe is DT2 8UJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DT2 8UJ 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
11.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
18
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 8UJNational
Violence and sexual offences10.223.6
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Other theft1.64.5
Burglary1.59.1
Public order0.94.6
Criminal damage and arson0.74.7
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.12.1
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 50% 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.