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Crime in BH20 5BN

How much crime is recorded in BH20 5BN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Corfe Castle & Langton Matravers
Council
Dorset
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,853 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BH20 5BN

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH20 5BN area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
11.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 5BNNational
Violence and sexual offences8.523.6
Burglary7.19.1
Other theft4.74.5
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Public order1.44.6
Drugs1.22.4
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Other crime0.41.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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