Published anti-social behaviour rates, Dorset (Dorset Police area)

Postcode districts and sectors ranked by published anti-social behaviour records per 1,000 Census 2021 residents, September 2025 to August 2026. Counts sit beside every rate.

These are published crime rates, not safety ratings. Expect city centres, stations and big shopping areas near the top: many people visit, few live there, and a residents-only rate counts the visitors' records against the residents alone. Published locations are approximate; they are snapped to anonymous map points before release, and each record is assigned to its nearest postcode, so records near a boundary can fall in the next area. Areas with fewer than 5,000 residents, and areas inside a force publication gap, are not ranked. Rates cover England and Wales only. How rankings are built.

Highest published rates

Rank of 37	District	Per 1,000 residents	Records
1	BH2 9,544 residents	88.5	845
2	BH1 23,692 residents	72.3	1,712
3	DT4 37,391 residents	35.7	1,333
4	BH15 35,648 residents	29.6	1,055
5	BH8 32,117 residents	25.4	816
6	BH11 20,882 residents	24.1	504
7	BH5 11,263 residents	22.3	251
8	BH13 8,043 residents	22.1	178
9	BH12 36,174 residents	20.1	726
10	BH7 11,696 residents	19.9	233
11	DT1 21,372 residents	19.8	424
12	BH3 5,632 residents	19.2	108
13	BH16 16,168 residents	16.9	274
14	BH10 20,951 residents	16.8	351
15	BH4 9,615 residents	15.5	149
16	DT3 24,760 residents	15.4	381
17	BH6 23,233 residents	15.1	351
18	BH17 23,052 residents	15.1	348
19	DT6 21,784 residents	14.6	318

Lowest published rates

Rank of 37	District	Per 1,000 residents	Records
37	DT2 25,891 residents	5.1	133
36	DT8 6,059 residents	5.8	35
35	BH31 13,642 residents	7.6	103
34	DT7 5,583 residents	7.7	43
33	DT11 30,216 residents	10.4	315
32	BH18 11,949 residents	10.7	128
31	BH19 11,178 residents	11.4	127
30	SP8 14,385 residents	11.4	164
29	DT9 22,377 residents	12.2	274
28	BH22 27,615 residents	12.6	348
27	DT10 12,049 residents	12.8	154
26	BH20 20,305 residents	12.8	260
25	BH21 42,644 residents	12.9	550
24	BH9 32,618 residents	13.2	432
23	SP7 15,552 residents	13.8	215
22	DT5 13,548 residents	14.2	192
21	BH14 25,195 residents	14.3	360
20	BH23 55,315 residents	14.6	806

Postcode sectors: highest published rates

Rank of 78	Sector	Per 1,000 residents	Records
1	BH15 1 6,493 residents	93.2	605
2	BH1 3 7,138 residents	48.8	348
3	DT4 7 7,995 residents	44.5	356
4	BH23 1 5,619 residents	41.1	231
5	BH1 4 10,474 residents	39.1	410
6	BH12 4 9,460 residents	33.6	318
7	DT1 1 6,406 residents	32.6	209
8	BH11 8 10,152 residents	31.3	318
9	BH8 8 15,160 residents	29.0	439
10	BH5 1 6,748 residents	28.6	193
11	BH15 2 7,276 residents	28.6	208
12	DT4 0 12,964 residents	26.3	341
13	BH8 9 9,613 residents	22.8	219
14	BH8 0 7,344 residents	21.5	158
15	BH17 7 8,794 residents	20.4	179
16	DT6 4 5,717 residents	19.8	113
17	SP7 8 8,932 residents	19.7	176
18	DT3 5 9,253 residents	19.7	182
19	BH23 3 9,231 residents	19.3	178
20	BH7 6 8,009 residents	19.2	154

Postcode sectors: lowest published rates

Rank of 78	Sector	Per 1,000 residents	Records
78	DT2 9 8,073 residents	3.1	25
77	DT11 8 7,129 residents	3.2	23
76	BH23 5 7,368 residents	4.1	30
75	DT2 7 5,791 residents	4.5	26
74	DT8 3 6,059 residents	5.8	35
73	DT10 2 5,862 residents	6.5	38
72	BH17 8 7,932 residents	6.8	54
71	BH31 6 10,192 residents	7.1	72
70	DT11 0 7,310 residents	7.1	52
69	DT9 6 6,884 residents	7.6	52
68	DT7 3 5,583 residents	7.7	43
67	DT2 8 8,366 residents	8.0	67
66	BH15 3 11,073 residents	8.4	93
65	BH22 0 7,384 residents	8.7	64
64	DT1 2 10,975 residents	8.7	96
63	BH9 3 9,463 residents	9.7	92
62	BH21 3 11,126 residents	10.0	111
61	BH12 2 7,494 residents	10.0	75
60	BH24 2 7,902 residents	10.1	80
59	BH18 8 5,123 residents	10.3	53

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