Postcode · Wareham
Crime in BH20 4DN
How much crime is recorded in BH20 4DN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wareham, Sandford & Holton Heath
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,509 (2024)
BH20 4DNWareham
How safe is BH20 4DN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH20 4DN 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
18.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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).
BH20 4DNNational
Violence and sexual offences13.123.6
Anti-social behaviour8.210.7
Burglary7.29.1
Other theft3.54.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Public order1.64.6
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Drugs0.52.4
Other crime0.41.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.