Postcode · Sherborne
Crime in DT9 3ES
How much crime is recorded in DT9 3ES, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sherborne
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,525 (2024)
DT9 3ESSherborne
How safe is DT9 3ES
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DT9 3ES 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
15.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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 3ESNational
Anti-social behaviour24.310.7
Violence and sexual offences13.323.6
Shoplifting8.78.4
Burglary8.59.1
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Other theft2.44.5
Other crime1.41.5
Public order1.14.6
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 23% 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.