Postcode · Sherborne
Crime in DT9 3DB
How much crime is recorded in DT9 3DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sherborne
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,605 (2024)
DT9 3DBSherborne
How safe is DT9 3DB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DT9 3DB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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).
DT9 3DBNational
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Violence and sexual offences8.323.6
Shoplifting4.18.4
Other theft2.74.5
Public order1.74.6
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Burglary1.29.1
Other crime0.51.5
Drugs0.22.4
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.