Postcode · Dorchester
Crime in DT2 9DR
How much crime is recorded in DT2 9DR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chickerell & Chesil Bank
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,087 (2024)
DT2 9DRDorchester
How safe is DT2 9DR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DT2 9DR 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
9.3
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 9DRNational
Violence and sexual offences7.423.6
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Other theft3.04.5
Burglary2.19.1
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Drugs0.92.4
Public order0.64.6
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Other crime0.31.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% 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.