Postcode · Sherborne
Crime in DT9 6DF
How much crime is recorded in DT9 6DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sherborne
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,812 (2024)
DT9 6DFSherborne
How safe is DT9 6DF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DT9 6DF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 6DFNational
Anti-social behaviour11.510.7
Violence and sexual offences11.423.6
Burglary6.69.1
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Public order1.14.6
Other theft0.44.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% 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.