Poundbury & Dorchester West
Middle areaSouth west Dorset. 7,106 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.0 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Poundbury & Dorchester West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Poundbury & Dorchester West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Poundbury & Dorchester West at a rate of 72.8 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 | 180 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 163 |
| Other crime | 62 |
| Shoplifting | 38 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 36 |
| Vehicle crime | 16 |
| Burglary | 9 |
| Drug offences | 9 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Poundbury & Dorchester West compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Poundbury & Dorchester West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Poundbury & Dorchester West at a rate of 72.8 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, 53 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Poundbury & Dorchester West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (180), anti-social behaviour (163) and other crime (62).
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 Poundbury & Dorchester West alone. See Dorset
Poundbury & Dorchester West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Poundbury & Dorchester West was £362,500 in 2025.
Poundbury & Dorchester West had 6,786 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Poundbury & Dorchester West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Poundbury & Dorchester West, 89.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.