Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Dorchester East
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 6.86 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.86 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Dorchester East
Crime trends · Dorchester East
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
7
YoY -46%
ASB
10
YoY -17%
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY +50%
Burglary
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
2
YoY -50%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
37
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Dorchester East
Ethnicity
Total residents: 9,193
White Brit.91.3%
Other White2.6%
+ other · 6.1%
Religion
Total residents: 9,186
Christian51.0%
No religion40.5%
Not answered5.9%
Muslim1.4%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
Total residents: 9,193
50–6422.0%
35–4916.4%
65–7413.5%
75–849.8%
25–349.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.1%
Households
Total households: 4,326
Any member 66+21.0%
Other16.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.4%
All members 66+12.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.9%
