Postcode · Wareham
Crime in BH20 7DP
How much crime is recorded in BH20 7DP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bere Regis & Lytchett Matravers
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,234 (2024)
BH20 7DPWareham
How safe is BH20 7DP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH20 7DP 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
15.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 7DPNational
Violence and sexual offences12.423.6
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Burglary3.19.1
Public order1.84.6
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Shoplifting1.38.4
Other theft0.74.5
Other crime0.71.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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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.