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Crime in DT9 4

How much crime is recorded in DT9 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Dorset
Region
South West
Population
16,575 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DT9 4

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in DT9 4, less than half 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
15.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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).

DT9 4National
Violence and sexual offences11.923.6
Anti-social behaviour9.110.7
Burglary8.39.1
Shoplifting6.18.4
Other theft3.04.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Public order1.84.6
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime0.81.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Drugs0.32.4
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 18% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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5
10
15
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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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