Postcode · Dorchester
Crime in DT2 9LG
How much crime is recorded in DT2 9LG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Owermoigne, Broadmayne & Winterbourne
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,222 (2024)
DT2 9LGDorchester
How safe is DT2 9LG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 8.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DT2 9LG 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
8.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 9LGNational
Violence and sexual offences6.423.6
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Burglary2.59.1
Other theft1.74.5
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime1.01.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Public order0.44.6
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Robbery0.01.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
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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.