Postcode · Sherborne
Crime in DT9 4NY
How much crime is recorded in DT9 4NY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wincanton, Cheriton & Charlton Horethorne
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,833 (2024)
DT9 4NYSherborne
How safe is DT9 4NY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DT9 4NY 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
17.6
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 4NYNational
Burglary15.49.1
Violence and sexual offences11.523.6
Other theft3.84.5
Other crime2.81.5
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Public order2.24.6
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 126% 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.