Postcode · Sherborne
Crime in DT9 4AN
How much crime is recorded in DT9 4AN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sherborne
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,497 (2024)
DT9 4ANSherborne
How safe is DT9 4AN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DT9 4AN area, 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
24.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 4ANNational
Violence and sexual offences20.023.6
Anti-social behaviour9.510.7
Burglary9.09.1
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Other theft2.44.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Public order1.34.6
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.61.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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.