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Crime Rates in Poets Way, Dorchester, DT1 2FE

Crime Rate

78.4

Low 3/10

* the lower the better

Last updated: 12.11.2025

Annual total crime rate in your local area is 78.4 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 3 out of 10 or low crime level compared to other local areas in England and Wales.

The address is located within Dorset (local authority district). Annual total crime rate in Dorset is 57.2 per thousand population, which can be rated as 1 out of 10 or low crime level compared to other local authority districts in England and Wales.

Crime rates by type

Violence and sexual offences 28 3/10

Robbery 1.36 3/10

Possession of weapons 0.682 3/10

Drugs 2.05 3/10

Burglary 3.41 4/10

Anti-social behaviour 16.4 4/10

Shoplifting 6.82 3/10

Vehicle crime 6.14 5/10

Other theft 3.41 2/10

Public order 2.73 2/10

Theft from the person 2.73 3/10

Other crime 2.73 4/10

Criminal damage and arson 2.05 2/10

Bicycle theft 0 1/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Oct 2024 - Sept 2025

Above are annual crime rates by crime type.

The figures in black represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population.

The figures in grey indicate the relative ratings of the local area for a specific crime type compared to other local areas in England and Wales.

A rating of 10/10 indicates that the area has the highest crime rate for this crime type, while a rating of 1/10 means that the area has the lowest crime rate for this crime type.

Crime rates in DT1 2FE and the areas where it resides by year

Number of annual crimes per 1000 resident population

Local Area of DT1 2FE
Dorset
local authority
South West

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Data source: data.police.uk

Oct 2024 - Sept 2025

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