Published violence and sexual offences rates, Dorset (Dorset Police area)

Postcode districts and sectors ranked by published violence and sexual offences 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	81.5	778
2	BH1 23,692 residents	71.4	1,691
3	DT4 37,391 residents	43.7	1,634
4	BH11 20,882 residents	36.5	762
5	DT5 13,548 residents	32.7	443
6	BH5 11,263 residents	31.1	350
7	BH15 35,648 residents	30.8	1,099
8	BH8 32,117 residents	30.2	970
9	BH7 11,696 residents	29.6	346
10	BH3 5,632 residents	26.3	148
11	BH12 36,174 residents	25.8	935
12	DT1 21,372 residents	25.6	547
13	BH10 20,951 residents	24.5	514
14	BH17 23,052 residents	23.6	543
15	BH16 16,168 residents	21.8	352
16	DT6 21,784 residents	20.7	450
17	SP7 15,552 residents	20.6	320
18	BH9 32,618 residents	20.5	668
19	DT3 24,760 residents	20.2	500

Lowest published rates

Rank of 37	District	Per 1,000 residents	Records
37	BH18 11,949 residents	8.7	104
36	BH31 13,642 residents	9.2	125
35	DT8 6,059 residents	11.2	68
34	DT2 25,891 residents	11.9	307
33	BH22 27,615 residents	13.0	359
32	SP8 14,385 residents	13.6	196
31	DT7 5,583 residents	14.2	79
30	BH6 23,233 residents	14.7	341
29	DT9 22,377 residents	16.8	376
28	DT11 30,216 residents	16.8	508
27	BH23 55,315 residents	17.2	954
26	BH21 42,644 residents	17.5	745
25	BH20 20,305 residents	17.7	360
24	DT10 12,049 residents	17.9	216
23	BH14 25,195 residents	17.9	452
22	BH4 9,615 residents	18.2	175
21	BH13 8,043 residents	19.6	158
20	BH19 11,178 residents	20.0	224

Postcode sectors: highest published rates

Rank of 78	Sector	Per 1,000 residents	Records
1	BH15 1 6,493 residents	65.8	427
2	BH11 8 10,152 residents	47.4	481
3	BH1 3 7,138 residents	43.0	307
4	BH1 4 10,474 residents	42.3	443
5	DT4 7 7,995 residents	42.2	337
6	DT4 0 12,964 residents	40.8	529
7	DT5 1 7,092 residents	38.9	276
8	BH12 4 9,460 residents	37.8	358
9	BH5 1 6,748 residents	37.2	251
10	BH15 2 7,276 residents	36.0	262
11	BH8 8 15,160 residents	32.7	496
12	BH17 7 8,794 residents	32.6	287
13	DT1 1 6,406 residents	32.5	208
14	BH8 0 7,344 residents	31.0	228
15	BH23 3 9,231 residents	30.0	277
16	DT6 3 6,223 residents	28.8	179
17	BH23 1 5,619 residents	27.6	155
18	BH3 7 5,632 residents	26.3	148
19	BH11 9 10,730 residents	26.2	281
20	DT5 2 6,456 residents	25.9	167

Postcode sectors: lowest published rates

Rank of 78	Sector	Per 1,000 residents	Records
78	DT11 8 7,129 residents	7.7	55
77	BH18 9 6,826 residents	7.9	54
76	BH23 5 7,368 residents	8.3	61
75	DT2 9 8,073 residents	8.9	72
74	BH31 6 10,192 residents	9.5	97
73	BH23 4 10,074 residents	9.6	97
72	BH18 8 5,123 residents	9.8	50
71	BH22 0 7,384 residents	9.9	73
70	DT8 3 6,059 residents	11.2	68
69	DT2 7 5,791 residents	11.2	65
68	BH21 3 11,126 residents	11.7	130
67	DT9 6 6,884 residents	13.2	91
66	BH22 8 10,757 residents	13.4	144
65	BH17 8 7,932 residents	13.6	108
64	BH14 8 9,713 residents	13.9	135
63	DT10 2 5,862 residents	14.0	82
62	BH15 3 11,073 residents	14.0	155
61	DT7 3 5,583 residents	14.2	79
60	BH24 2 7,902 residents	14.4	114
59	BH12 1 6,200 residents	14.8	92

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