Postcode · Sherborne
Crime in DT9 4QF
How much crime is recorded in DT9 4QF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Yetminster, Bradford Abbas & Longburton
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,190 (2024)
DT9 4QFSherborne
How safe is DT9 4QF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 8.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DT9 4QF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
8.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
17
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 4QFNational
Burglary6.69.1
Violence and sexual offences6.023.6
Other theft2.84.5
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Public order1.24.6
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Other crime0.31.5
Shoplifting0.38.4
Robbery0.01.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
5
8
10
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.