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Crime in DT5 1HP

How much crime is recorded in DT5 1HP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Southwell & Weston
Council
Dorset
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
2,360 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DT5 1HP

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DT5 1HP area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
16.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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).

DT5 1HPNational
Violence and sexual offences16.023.6
Anti-social behaviour15.110.7
Shoplifting6.38.4
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Other theft4.44.5
Public order1.64.6
Burglary0.89.1
Drugs0.72.4
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
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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