Postcode · Wareham
Crime in BH20 7JH
How much crime is recorded in BH20 7JH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Milborne, Winterborne & Okeford Fitzpaine
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,326 (2024)
BH20 7JHWareham
How safe is BH20 7JH
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 7JH 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
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 7JHNational
Violence and sexual offences8.323.6
Burglary7.29.1
Other theft3.24.5
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Public order1.14.6
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.