Postcode · Swanage
Crime in BH19 2SA
How much crime is recorded in BH19 2SA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Swanage
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,371 (2024)
BH19 2SASwanage
How safe is BH19 2SA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH19 2SA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 2SANational
Violence and sexual offences16.823.6
Anti-social behaviour10.110.7
Other theft2.84.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Drugs1.82.4
Burglary1.39.1
Public order1.24.6
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% 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.