Postcode · Sherborne
Crime in DT9 6LG
How much crime is recorded in DT9 6LG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Yetminster, Bradford Abbas & Longburton
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,834 (2024)
DT9 6LGSherborne
How safe is DT9 6LG
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 6LG 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
18
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 6LGNational
Violence and sexual offences8.223.6
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Burglary2.79.1
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other theft0.74.5
Drugs0.62.4
Public order0.54.6
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.