Postcode · Dorchester
Crime in DT2 9WD
How much crime is recorded in DT2 9WD, 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
- 2,340 (2024)
DT2 9WDDorchester
How safe is DT2 9WD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 3.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DT2 9WD area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
3.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
10
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 9WDNational
Violence and sexual offences3.323.6
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Public order1.54.6
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Other theft0.94.5
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Drugs0.02.4
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% 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.