Postcode · Wareham
Crime in BH20 5PA
How much crime is recorded in BH20 5PA, 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)
How safe is BH20 5PA
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 5PA 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
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 5PANational
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
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.