# Sturminster Marshall & Crichel

East Dorset. 6,270 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 143 square kilometres.

Sturminster Marshall & Crichel had 6,080 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02004247. In: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west) › [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £527,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sturminster Marshall & Crichel was £527,500 in 2025. Joint 822nd most expensive of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/sturminster-marshall-and-crichel#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 6,080** (2021). Sturminster Marshall & Crichel had 6,080 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,863rd least populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/sturminster-marshall-and-crichel#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 37%** (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. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/sturminster-marshall-and-crichel#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 82.1%** (January 2026). In Sturminster Marshall & Crichel, 82.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/sturminster-marshall-and-crichel#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02004247) (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.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02004247) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 60 homes were sold in Sturminster Marshall & Crichel in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02004247) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Sturminster Marshall & Crichel.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02004247) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Sturminster Marshall & Crichel had 6,080 usual residents at the census.

## 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, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| 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 middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Sturminster Marshall & Crichel | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £527,500 | 3rd most expensive | 48 middle areas, Dorset · 2025 |
| Population | 6,080 | 8th least populated | 48 middle areas, Dorset · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 37% | 17th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 48 middle areas, Dorset · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 82.1% | 22nd lowest | 48 middle areas, Dorset · Jan 2026 |

## 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](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset)

- **Average house price: £328,589** (August 2026). Dorset’s average house price was £328,589 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,462** (2025). Full-time workers living in Dorset earned a median of £37,462 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 140th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.8×** (2025). A home in Dorset costs 8.8 times local full-time pay. 97th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 16.3** (2025). Dorset has a deprivation score of 16.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 116th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## 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.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02004247
- Ward: [Stour & Allen Vale †](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/ward/stour-and-allen-vale)
- Constituency: [Mid Dorset and North Poole †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-dorset-and-north-poole)
- Council: [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset)
- Region: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 143 km²
- People, mid-2024: 6,270*
- Neighbourhoods: 4
- Output areas: 21

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/alderholt-and-sixpenny-handley), [Blandford Outer & Tarrants](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/blandford-outer-and-tarrants), [Bere Regis & Lytchett Matravers](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/bere-regis-and-lytchett-matravers), [Corfe Mullen](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/corfe-mullen), [Colehill](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/colehill), [West Verwood](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/west-verwood)

## Latest updates for Sturminster Marshall & Crichel

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02004247

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