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Dorset

EnglandSouth WestDorset
LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
379,787
Households
169,408
Crimes · May '26
1,456 · 3.8 per 1k
169,408
Households
White Brit. · 94%
Ethnicity
Christian · 52%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
1,456 · 3.8 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£344,746
Median property price
13,255
Postcodes
169,408
Households
White Brit. · 94%
Ethnicity
Christian · 52%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
1,456 · 3.8 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£344,746
Median property price
13,255
Postcodes

Overview of Dorset

Coordinates50.7821, -2.2970
Postcodes
13,255
Population (Census)
379,787
Households (Census)
169,408
Recorded crime · May '26
1,456 · 3.8 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Dorset

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 6.33 (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 6.33 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Sold prices in Dorset

Property sales · Dorset
HM Land Registry · Dorset
Average price
£378,479
YoY: -1.2%
Median price: £343,762
View district DT11
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Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 170 sales · avg £369,347
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£401k£370k£339k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Dorset

Crime trends · Dorset
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
581492402
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
444
YoY -19%
ASB
573390206
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
442
YoY +18%
Vehicle Crime
1529028
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
36
YoY -28%
Burglary
755126
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
49
YoY -26%
Criminal damage
13810775
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
131
YoY stable

3 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising

1,456
incidents · May '26

Demographics in Dorset

Ethnicity

Total residents: 379,865
White Brit.93.9%
Other White2.5%
+ other · 3.6%

Religion

Total residents: 379,873
Christian51.5%
No religion40.1%
Not answered6.5%
+ other · 1.8%

Age groups

Total residents: 379,787
50–6422.5%
35–4915.5%
65–7415.1%
75–8410.2%
25–349.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.5%

Households

Total households: 169,408
Any member 66+17.5%
All members 66+16.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.2%
Other13.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.8%
+ 7 other households · 28.4%