Postcode · Swanage
Crime in BH19 2FE
How much crime is recorded in BH19 2FE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Swanage
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,515 (2024)
BH19 2FESwanage
How safe is BH19 2FE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH19 2FE area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 2FENational
Violence and sexual offences12.723.6
Anti-social behaviour9.110.7
Shoplifting6.48.4
Burglary6.29.1
Drugs2.12.4
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Public order1.74.6
Other theft0.94.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 50% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.