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Charminster

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Use district-wide reports for broader context. Property evidence on this page uses Price Paid transactions published for Charminster within DT2; school and recorded-crime evidence use the place reference location.

Schools

Open schools nearby
11
Nearby establishment records
27
Primary nearby
5
Secondary nearby
4

All establishment records

1-20 of 27 · Within 3.1 miles

  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-9
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 January 2025
    Location
    DT2 9RD, 48 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • St Mary's CofE VC First School, Charminster

    Voluntary controlled school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-9
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 December 2024
    Location
    DT2 9RD, 48 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Damers First School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 5-9
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 October 2019
    Location
    DT1 3DF, 1.9 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-9
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 November 2019
    Location
    DT1 3DF, 1.9 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Standards maintained
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Castlefield School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 13-18
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 1992
    Location
    DT1 2ET, 2.7 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • The Thomas Hardye School

    Voluntary aided school

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    Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 13-18
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 July 2011
    Location
    DT1 2ET, 2.7 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 13-18
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 August 2011
    Location
    DT1 2ET, 2.7 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not judged
    DfE performance
    KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 49.8

  • Dorchester Middle School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Middle deemed secondary, ages 9-13
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 May 2012
    Location
    DT1 2HS, 2.8 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Middle deemed secondary, ages 9-13
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 June 2012
    Location
    DT1 2HS, 2.8 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Requires improvement
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 49% expected standard

  • St Genevieve's Convent School

    Other independent school

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 3-17
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 7 July 1995
    Location
    DT1 1EB, 2.9 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 0-13
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 16 October 1957
    Location
    DT1 1EB, 2.9 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Dorchester Preparatory School

    Other independent school

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 5-18
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Opened 1 January 1958 · Closed 31 July 2008
    Location
    DT1 1EP, 3.0 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Maiden Castle School

    Community special school

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 3-10
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 1994
    Location
    DT1 2HH, 3.1 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 2-9
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    DT1 2HH, 3.1 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not judged
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Hardyes School

    Voluntary aided school

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    Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 13-18
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 1992
    Location
    DT1 2DB, 3.4 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester

    Voluntary aided school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 5-9
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 March 2014
    Location
    DT1 2DD, 3.4 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 2-9
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 April 2014
    Location
    DT1 2DD, 3.4 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    School remains Good
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • St Osmund's Church of England Middle School

    Academy converter

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    Phase and ages
    Middle deemed secondary, ages 9-13
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Opened 1 June 2012 · Closed 29 February 2020
    Location
    DT1 2DZ, 3.6 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Middle deemed secondary, ages 9-13
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 March 2020
    Location
    DT1 2DZ, 3.6 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 58% expected standard

  • St Osmund's Church of England Voluntary Aided Middle School, Dorchester

    Voluntary aided school

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    Phase and ages
    Middle deemed secondary, ages 9-13
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 May 2012
    Location
    DT1 2DZ, 3.6 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

Recorded crime

Latest published month
June 2026
Records in latest month
6
Records within 1 mile
70
Months covered
12

Month-by-month history

Every available month within 1 mile of Charminster

Monthly records trend

Published monthly records within 1 mile of Charminster.

Monthly records trend data
PeriodRecorded crime events
July 20254
August 20258
September 20257
October 20257
November 20255
December 20256
January 20269
February 20263
March 20263
April 20261
May 202611
June 20266
Monthly recorded crime history
Published monthRecordsLargest category that monthCategory records
June 20266Violence and sexual offences4
May 202611Violence and sexual offences5
April 20261Criminal damage and arson1
March 20263Violence and sexual offences2
February 20263Violence and sexual offences3
January 20269Violence and sexual offences6
December 20256Criminal damage and arson2
November 20255Violence and sexual offences3
October 20257Violence and sexual offences5
September 20257Anti-social behaviour2
August 20258Anti-social behaviour4
July 20254Violence and sexual offences3

Every published record

1-25 of 70

  • Other crime

    June 2026

    On or near Canford Street

    Dorset 031D

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near St Walburga'S Mews

    Dorset 031D

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Cocklands

    Dorset 022B

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Down End

    Dorset 022B

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near North Street

    Dorset 022B

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Drugs

    June 2026

    On or near Longhorn Hill

    Dorset 022B

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Other theft

    May 2026

    On or near Canford Street

    Dorset 031D

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Drugs

    May 2026

    On or near St Boniface Lane

    Dorset 031D

    Outcome

    Local resolution

  • Violence and sexual offences

    May 2026

    On or near Pasture Lane

    Dorset 022B

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    May 2026

    On or near Cocklands

    Dorset 022B

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    May 2026

    On or near East Hill

    Dorset 022B

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    May 2026

    On or near Longhorn Hill

    Dorset 022B

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Vehicle crime

    May 2026

    On or near Ellerslie Close

    Dorset 022B

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Vehicle crime

    May 2026

    On or near Pasture Lane

    Dorset 022B

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Criminal damage and arson

    May 2026

    On or near Higher Charminster

    Dorset 022B

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Violence and sexual offences

    May 2026

    On or near Westleaze

    Dorset 022A

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Other theft

    May 2026

    On or near Westleaze

    Dorset 022A

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Criminal damage and arson

    April 2026

    On or near Longhorn Hill

    Dorset 022B

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    March 2026

    On or near Harvest Hill

    Dorset 022B

    Outcome

    Formal action is not in the public interest

  • Violence and sexual offences

    March 2026

    On or near Harvest Hill

    Dorset 022B

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Possession of weapons

    March 2026

    On or near Down End

    Dorset 022B

    Outcome

    Offender given a caution

  • Violence and sexual offences

    February 2026

    On or near St Boniface Lane

    Dorset 031D

    Outcome

    Action to be taken by another organisation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    February 2026

    On or near St Boniface Lane

    Dorset 031D

    Outcome

    Action to be taken by another organisation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    February 2026

    On or near Canford Street

    Dorset 031D

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    January 2026

    On or near St Boniface Lane

    Dorset 031D

    Outcome

    Awaiting court outcome

Place details

Place type
Village
Postcode district
DT2
Country
England

Reference location

Latitude and longitude
50.73269, -2.45808
Wider geography
South West

Administrative areas

Unitary Authority
Dorset
E06000059

Nearby places and postcodes

Nearby places
Nearby postcodes

Evidence in context

Property sales use Price Paid transactions whose published town/city is Charminster and whose postcode is in DT2. School and recorded-crime evidence use this place's reference location.

Schools

11 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 4 secondary schools. St Mary's Church of England First School, Charminster is the nearest published school at 48 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

70 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 37 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.