Postcode · Sherborne
Crime in DT9 5DQ
How much crime is recorded in DT9 5DQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Templecombe, Hentsridge & Milborne Port
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,789 (2024)
DT9 5DQSherborne
How safe is DT9 5DQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DT9 5DQ 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
17.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 5DQNational
Violence and sexual offences14.223.6
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Shoplifting3.98.4
Other theft3.94.5
Burglary3.29.1
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Public order2.74.6
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime0.81.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 57% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.