Postcode · Sherborne
Crime in DT9 4FG
How much crime is recorded in DT9 4FG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ilchester, Sparkford & Mudford
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,193 (2024)
DT9 4FGSherborne
How safe is DT9 4FG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DT9 4FG 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
18.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 4FGNational
Violence and sexual offences14.423.6
Burglary9.19.1
Other theft5.24.5
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Public order4.24.6
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Other crime0.71.5
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 57% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.