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Postcode district · Dorchester

Crime in DT2

How much crime is recorded in DT2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Dorset
Region
South West
Population
40,347 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DT2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in DT2, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
11.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

DT2National
Violence and sexual offences9.323.6
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Burglary3.99.1
Other theft2.34.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Public order1.24.6
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Drugs0.52.4
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Robbery0.11.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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