Dorset Police

Crime in Dorchester

Street-level crime statistics for Dorchester based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 2,319 crimes in last 12 months

9 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

2,319 Crimes (last 12 months)

↓12.3% vs Previous 12 Months

9/100 Safety Score

20.3% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 2,319 total crimes recorded in Dorchester

Violent Crime

830

Anti-Social Behaviour

522

Shoplifting

229

↑26%

Criminal Damage & Arson

166

↓26%

Other Theft

162

↓29%

Public Order

118

↓33%

Vehicle Crime

↓60%

Burglary

↓10%

Drugs

↑22%

Other Crime

↓16%

Bicycle Theft

↓30%

Robbery

↑44%

Possession of Weapons

↓20%

Theft from Person

↓47%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Dorchester

375

02/23

239

03/23

255

04/23

206

05/23

255

06/23

232

07/23

220

08/23

234

09/23

228

10/23

190

11/23

163

12/23

196

01/24

191

02/24

210

03/24

202

04/24

239

05/24

216

06/24

239

07/24

244

08/24

187

09/24

284

10/24

246

11/24

185

12/24

200

01/25

158

02/25

204

03/25

207

04/25

199

05/25

204

06/25

188

07/25

208

08/25

171

09/25

233

10/25

202

11/25

173

12/25

172

01/26

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Dorchester (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Dorchester

January 2026 172 crimes December 2025 173 crimes November 2025 202 crimes October 2025 233 crimes September 2025 171 crimes August 2025 208 crimes July 2025 188 crimes June 2025 204 crimes May 2025 199 crimes April 2025 207 crimes March 2025 204 crimes February 2025 158 crimes January 2025 200 crimes December 2024 185 crimes November 2024 246 crimes October 2024 284 crimes September 2024 187 crimes August 2024 244 crimes July 2024 239 crimes June 2024 216 crimes May 2024 239 crimes April 2024 202 crimes March 2024 210 crimes February 2024 191 crimes January 2024 196 crimes December 2023 163 crimes November 2023 190 crimes October 2023 228 crimes September 2023 234 crimes August 2023 220 crimes July 2023 232 crimes June 2023 255 crimes May 2023 206 crimes April 2023 255 crimes March 2023 239 crimes February 2023 375 crimes

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Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.