Postcode · Dorchester
Crime in DT2 8XR
How much crime is recorded in DT2 8XR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Owermoigne, Broadmayne & Winterbourne
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,996 (2024)
DT2 8XRDorchester
How safe is DT2 8XR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DT2 8XR 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
18.9
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).
DT2 8XRNational
Violence and sexual offences14.523.6
Burglary7.59.1
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Other theft3.94.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Public order1.44.6
Other crime1.21.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Drugs0.42.4
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 15% 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.