Postcode · Wareham
Crime in BH20 4QD
How much crime is recorded in BH20 4QD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wareham, Sandford & Holton Heath
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,694 (2024)
BH20 4QDWareham
How safe is BH20 4QD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH20 4QD 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
20.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 4QDNational
Violence and sexual offences19.423.6
Anti-social behaviour11.810.7
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Shoplifting4.68.4
Other theft4.34.5
Burglary2.89.1
Public order2.34.6
Drugs2.12.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.21.4
Vehicle crime0.13.5
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% 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.