Postcode · Dorchester
Crime in DT2 9RL
How much crime is recorded in DT2 9RL, 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
- 2,646 (2024)
DT2 9RLDorchester
How safe is DT2 9RL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DT2 9RL 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
10.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
16
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 9RLNational
Violence and sexual offences8.123.6
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Burglary1.89.1
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Anti-social behaviour1.310.7
Shoplifting1.28.4
Drugs0.62.4
Other theft0.44.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 17% 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.