Postcode district · Swanage
Crime in BH19
How much crime is recorded in BH19, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 12,662 (2024)
BH19Postcode district · Swanage
How safe is BH19
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in BH19, 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
15.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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).
BH19National
Violence and sexual offences13.623.6
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Burglary3.59.1
Shoplifting3.28.4
Other theft2.94.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Public order1.84.6
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Other crime0.51.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.