Postcode · Sherborne
Crime in DT9 5PD
How much crime is recorded in DT9 5PD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Yetminster, Bradford Abbas & Longburton
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,173 (2024)
DT9 5PDSherborne
How safe is DT9 5PD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DT9 5PD 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
10.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
16
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 5PDNational
Violence and sexual offences8.423.6
Burglary3.89.1
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Other theft2.24.5
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Public order0.64.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 36% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.