Postcode · Wareham
Crime in BH20 5PR
How much crime is recorded in BH20 5PR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bovington, Wool & Lulworth
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,338 (2024)
How safe is BH20 5PR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH20 5PR 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
15.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 5PRNational
Violence and sexual offences13.023.6
Other theft8.24.5
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Burglary2.49.1
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Public order2.04.6
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.