Postcode · Swanage
Crime in BH19 2HS
How much crime is recorded in BH19 2HS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Swanage
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,344 (2024)
BH19 2HSSwanage
How safe is BH19 2HS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH19 2HS area, 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
24.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 2HSNational
Violence and sexual offences21.323.6
Anti-social behaviour9.710.7
Burglary5.49.1
Other theft2.14.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Public order1.64.6
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Other crime0.21.5
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 60% 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.