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Crime in DT5 2

How much crime is recorded in DT5 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Dorset
Region
South West
Population
9,056 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DT5 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in DT5 2, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
25.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 2National
Violence and sexual offences24.423.6
Anti-social behaviour10.310.7
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Shoplifting3.78.4
Other crime3.21.5
Other theft3.04.5
Public order1.74.6
Burglary1.69.1
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Robbery0.21.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 21% 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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