Postcode · Wareham
Crime in BH20 5HY
How much crime is recorded in BH20 5HY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Corfe Castle & Langton Matravers
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,594 (2024)
BH20 5HYWareham
How safe is BH20 5HY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH20 5HY area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 5HYNational
Violence and sexual offences7.323.6
Other theft5.64.5
Burglary4.49.1
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Public order1.24.6
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.