Dorchester crime stats

February 2024

Most crimes, 5.3k crimes were violent crimes which is 36.7% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 73% of national crime rate. Possession of weapons crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 68.3% over the last twelve months.Dorchester crime statistics
Crime categoryShare of all crimesRanking (95 postcode areas)% of national crime rateCrime volume% annual change
Violent crime →36.7%7. lowest73%5.3k3.4%
Antisocial behaviour crime →25.3%39. highest113%3.7k-12.4%
Criminal damage and arson crime →8.6%12. lowest76%1.3k-13.0%
Other theft crime →6.6%4. lowest57%9594.0%
Public order crime →6.4%6. lowest56%931-3.4%
Shoplifting crime →5.8%4. lowest57%84542.3%
Burglary crime →3.4%6. lowest55%494-8.5%
Vehicle crime →3.0%8. lowest33%4348.0%
Drugs crime →1.3%1. lowest34%192-19.7%
Other crime →0.8%3. lowest29%111-5.1%
Possession of weapons crime →0.7%7. lowest53%10168.3%
Bicycle theft crime →0.6%5. lowest35%8212.3%
Robbery crime →0.4%7. lowest22%6122.0%
Theft from the person crime →0.4%6. lowest13%5716.3%
Crime categoryShare of all crimesCrime rate ranking% of national crime rateCrime 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 113% of national crime rate which puts Dorchester on 39. position out of 95 England's and Wales' postcode areas in this crime category. "Antisocial behaviour crime" makes up 25.3% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "antisocial behaviour crime" is 3.7k cases and has decreased by 12.4% when compared year-over-year in the period of February 2023 - January 2024.

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