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Crime in DT5 2HZ

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

Neighbourhood
Southwell & Weston
Council
Dorset
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,624 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DT5 2HZ

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DT5 2HZ area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
36.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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 2HZNational
Violence and sexual offences34.323.6
Anti-social behaviour18.210.7
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Other crime3.11.5
Burglary2.89.1
Other theft1.64.5
Public order1.64.6
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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