Town Centre Footfall Data

Dorchester Town Council installed a footfall counter on South Street outside Goulds Fashion Store in August 2024. This data is published for businesses in Dorchester and businesses interested in opening in Dorchester to use.

Last updated: 03.03.2025

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Average daily footfall in February 2025

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Average daily footfall in January 2025

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Average daily footfall in December 2024

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Average daily footfall in November 2024

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Average daily footfall in October 2024

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Average daily footfall in September 2024

Saturday

Busiest day of the week in Dorchester

Find out more about these statistics and more at the Dorset Council area profile for Dorchester

Table showing which days of the week had the highest average daily footfall between 1st September 2024 and 31st January 2025.

Rank	Day of the week
1	Saturday
2	Friday
3	Wednesday
4	Tuesday
5	Monday
6	Thursday
7	Sunday

Highest footfall days on south street since counter installed on 9th August

Rank	Day of the week	Date	Footfall recorded	What was happening on this day?
1	Sunday	15-Dec-24	19,960	Christmas Cracker
2	Monday	23-Dec-24	18,444	Christmas Eve Eve
3	Saturday	14-Dec-24	18,383	Joy of Decks at Vinyl Van, Band at Tom Browns
4	Saturday	21-Dec-24	17,428	Christmas at Athelhampton, Winter Tales at Dorset Museum & Art Gallery
5	Saturday	30-Nov-24	16,872	FREE PARKING, Poundbury Christmas Market, Dorchester Repair Café, A Kingston Christmas, Dorchester Arts event, Brewery Square Christmas lights Switch on and market, Advent Service at St Peters Church
6	Saturday	26-Oct-24	16,542	First Saturday of Half Term, William Barnes & Thomas Hardy Study Day, Yoga and Brunch at The King’s Arms
7	Tuesday	24-Dec-24	16,541	Christmas Eve
8	Saturday	09-Nov-24	15,712	FREE PARKING, Concert a Dorford Centre, Concert at St Peters Church, Exhibition on Screen at Dorchester Arts
9	Saturday	05-Oct-24	15,021	The Jungle Book at Dorchester Arts
10	Saturday	16-Nov-24	14,881	FREE PARKING, band at Tom Browns, Concert at Dorchester Arts,