Postcode · Swanage
Crime in BH19 1EF
How much crime is recorded in BH19 1EF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Swanage
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,152 (2024)
BH19 1EFSwanage
How safe is BH19 1EF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH19 1EF area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
BH19 1EFNational
Violence and sexual offences17.923.6
Anti-social behaviour12.510.7
Shoplifting10.18.4
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Burglary3.19.1
Public order2.34.6
Other theft1.14.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Other crime0.11.5
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 36% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.