Postcode · Wareham
Crime in BH20 4LP
How much crime is recorded in BH20 4LP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wareham, Sandford & Holton Heath
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,473 (2024)
How safe is BH20 4LP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH20 4LP area, less than half 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
15.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 4LPNational
Anti-social behaviour14.610.7
Violence and sexual offences13.023.6
Shoplifting11.58.4
Other theft3.04.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Public order1.44.6
Burglary1.49.1
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.31.4
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.