| Crime category | Share of all crimes | Ranking (95 postcode areas) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime → | 36.7% | 8. lowest | 72% | 5.3k | 3.3% |
| Antisocial behaviour crime → | 25.1% | 36. highest | 111% | 3.6k | -13.6% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime → | 8.6% | 12. lowest | 75% | 1.2k | -13.6% |
| Other theft crime → | 6.6% | 5. lowest | 58% | 953 | 3.3% |
| Public order crime → | 6.3% | 6. lowest | 57% | 915 | -7.6% |
| Shoplifting crime → | 5.7% | 4. lowest | 55% | 829 | 30.3% |
| Burglary crime → | 3.5% | 8. lowest | 57% | 509 | -7.6% |
| Vehicle crime → | 3.2% | 8. lowest | 36% | 466 | 12.3% |
| Drugs crime → | 1.4% | 1. lowest | 35% | 198 | -13.5% |
| Other crime → | 0.8% | 3. lowest | 30% | 113 | -6.6% |
| Possession of weapons crime → | 0.7% | 10. lowest | 54% | 104 | 57.6% |
| Bicycle theft crime → | 0.6% | 6. lowest | 36% | 82 | 15.5% |
| Robbery crime → | 0.4% | 5. lowest | 21% | 56 | 0.0% |
| Theft from the person crime → | 0.4% | 6. lowest | 13% | 55 | 5.8% |
| Crime category | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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The category of "antisocial behaviour crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Antisocial behaviour crime" rate is at 111% of national crime rate which puts Dorchester on 36. position out of 95 England's and Wales' postcode areas in this crime category. "Antisocial behaviour crime" makes up 25.1% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "antisocial behaviour crime" is 3.6k cases and has decreased by 13.6% when compared year-over-year in the period of March 2023 - February 2024.
This map compares crime rate in Dorchester postcode area to the national crime rate.
This graph compares crime rate in Dorchester postcode area to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
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