Child Okeford & Iwerne Minster
Middle areaNorth east Dorset. 7,044 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 99 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 52% of people in Child Okeford & Iwerne Minster live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Child Okeford & Iwerne Minster
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Child Okeford & Iwerne Minster at a rate of 42.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 53.9 per 1,000 people across Dorset.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 132 |
| Other crime | 65 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 52 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 22 |
| Burglary | 12 |
| Vehicle crime | 9 |
| Drug offences | 4 |
| Shoplifting | 4 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Child Okeford & Iwerne Minster compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Child Okeford & Iwerne Minster safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Child Okeford & Iwerne Minster at a rate of 42.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 53.9 per 1,000 people across Dorset.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 36 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Child Okeford & Iwerne Minster.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (132), other crime (65) and anti-social behaviour (52).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Dorset
These figures are published for the whole of Dorset, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Dorset and not Child Okeford & Iwerne Minster alone. See Dorset
Child Okeford & Iwerne Minster in brief
The median price paid for a home in Child Okeford & Iwerne Minster was £383,750 in 2025.
Child Okeford & Iwerne Minster had 7,156 usual residents at the census.
About 52% of people in Child Okeford & Iwerne Minster live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Child Okeford & Iwerne Minster, 93.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.