Postcode · Swanage
Crime in BH19 2NP
How much crime is recorded in BH19 2NP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Swanage
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,147 (2024)
BH19 2NPSwanage
How safe is BH19 2NP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH19 2NP 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
22.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 2NPNational
Violence and sexual offences19.223.6
Anti-social behaviour9.510.7
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Other crime1.71.5
Public order1.54.6
Other theft0.84.5
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Burglary0.49.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.