Published burglary rates, Dorset (Dorset Police area)

Postcode districts and sectors ranked by published burglary 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	BH1 23,692 residents	7.4	176
2	BH2 9,544 residents	6.8	65
3	BH3 5,632 residents	5.5	31
4	BH13 8,043 residents	4.6	37
5	BH11 20,882 residents	4.5	95
6	BH5 11,263 residents	4.3	48
7	BH15 35,648 residents	3.8	135
8	BH16 16,168 residents	3.6	59
9	BH8 32,117 residents	3.6	115
10	SP7 15,552 residents	3.5	54
11	BH7 11,696 residents	3.2	38
12	BH6 23,233 residents	3.0	69
13	BH10 20,951 residents	2.6	55
14	DT9 22,377 residents	2.6	58
15	DT4 37,391 residents	2.5	94
16	BH12 36,174 residents	2.4	87
17	DT6 21,784 residents	2.4	52
18	SP8 14,385 residents	2.4	34
19	BH23 55,315 residents	2.4	130

Lowest published rates

Rank of 37	District	Per 1,000 residents	Records
37	DT5 13,548 residents	0.7	9
36	BH31 13,642 residents	0.8	11
35	DT3 24,760 residents	0.9	22
34	DT8 6,059 residents	1.0	6
33	BH18 11,949 residents	1.4	17
32	BH19 11,178 residents	1.6	18
31	BH22 27,615 residents	1.6	45
30	DT1 21,372 residents	1.7	36
29	DT2 25,891 residents	1.7	44
28	BH20 20,305 residents	1.7	35
27	BH4 9,615 residents	1.8	17
26	DT11 30,216 residents	1.8	54
25	BH9 32,618 residents	1.8	60
24	BH21 42,644 residents	2.0	84
23	DT10 12,049 residents	2.0	24
22	BH14 25,195 residents	2.0	51
21	BH17 23,052 residents	2.2	50
20	DT7 5,583 residents	2.3	13

Postcode sectors: highest published rates

Rank of 78	Sector	Per 1,000 residents	Records
1	BH15 1 6,493 residents	10.0	65
2	BH1 3 7,138 residents	7.3	52
3	BH1 4 10,474 residents	6.4	67
4	BH23 1 5,619 residents	6.2	35
5	BH11 8 10,152 residents	6.1	62
6	BH3 7 5,632 residents	5.5	31
7	BH5 1 6,748 residents	4.4	30
8	BH8 9 9,613 residents	4.1	39
9	BH8 0 7,344 residents	3.8	28
10	BH6 3 8,707 residents	3.8	33
11	BH12 1 6,200 residents	3.7	23
12	DT4 7 7,995 residents	3.3	26
13	BH16 5 11,183 residents	3.2	36
14	DT9 6 6,884 residents	3.2	22
15	BH8 8 15,160 residents	3.2	48
16	DT1 1 6,406 residents	3.1	20
17	BH11 9 10,730 residents	3.1	33
18	BH12 2 7,494 residents	3.1	23
19	BH15 4 10,806 residents	3.0	32
20	BH7 6 8,009 residents	2.9	23

Postcode sectors: lowest published rates

Rank of 78	Sector	Per 1,000 residents	Records
78	DT5 2 6,456 residents	0.5	3
77	BH17 8 7,932 residents	0.5	4
76	DT3 4 6,591 residents	0.6	4
75	DT1 2 10,975 residents	0.6	7
74	BH31 6 10,192 residents	0.7	7
73	DT2 9 8,073 residents	0.7	6
72	DT3 6 8,916 residents	0.8	7
71	DT5 1 7,092 residents	0.8	6
70	DT8 3 6,059 residents	1.0	6
69	BH18 9 6,826 residents	1.0	7
68	BH22 0 7,384 residents	1.1	8
67	DT3 5 9,253 residents	1.2	11
66	BH20 4 5,837 residents	1.4	8
65	DT4 9 12,366 residents	1.4	17
64	BH19 2 5,038 residents	1.4	7
63	BH23 4 10,074 residents	1.4	14
62	BH21 3 11,126 residents	1.4	16
61	BH23 3 9,231 residents	1.5	14
60	BH9 2 10,457 residents	1.5	16
59	DT11 8 7,129 residents	1.5	11

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