Postcode · Sherborne
Crime in DT9 6AH
How much crime is recorded in DT9 6AH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sherborne
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,128 (2024)
DT9 6AHSherborne
How safe is DT9 6AH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DT9 6AH area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 6AHNational
Violence and sexual offences23.323.6
Shoplifting14.58.4
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Burglary3.99.1
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Other theft1.84.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.81.4
Other crime0.61.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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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.