Sturminster Marshall & Crichel
Middle areaEast Dorset. 6,270 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 143 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 37% of people in Sturminster Marshall & Crichel live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Sturminster Marshall & Crichel
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sturminster Marshall & Crichel at a rate of 37.8 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 | 82 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 52 |
| Other crime | 40 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 33 |
| Vehicle crime | 15 |
| Burglary | 10 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
| Drug offences | 2 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Sturminster Marshall & Crichel compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Sturminster Marshall & Crichel safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sturminster Marshall & Crichel at a rate of 37.8 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, 20 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Sturminster Marshall & Crichel.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (82), anti-social behaviour (52) and other crime (40).
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 Sturminster Marshall & Crichel alone. See Dorset
Sturminster Marshall & Crichel in brief
The median price paid for a home in Sturminster Marshall & Crichel was £527,500 in 2025.
Sturminster Marshall & Crichel had 6,080 usual residents at the census.
About 37% of people in Sturminster Marshall & Crichel live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Sturminster Marshall & Crichel, 82.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.