Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Dorchester West
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 6.10 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.10 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Dorchester West
Crime trends · Dorchester West
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
7
YoY -30%
ASB
14
YoY +17%
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY +100%
Burglary
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
5
YoY +400%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
52
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Dorchester West
Ethnicity
Total residents: 10,236
White Brit.89.3%
Other White3.2%
Indian1.9%
Other Asian1.1%
+ other · 4.5%
Religion
Total residents: 10,235
Christian49.1%
No religion41.4%
Not answered6.4%
Muslim1.1%
+ other · 1.9%
Age groups
Total residents: 10,253
50–6420.2%
35–4916.6%
65–7412.3%
25–3411.0%
75–8410.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.6%
Households
Total households: 4,798
Any member 66+21.3%
Other17.6%
All members 66+11.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.6%
