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Crime in DT4 8JE

How much crime is recorded in DT4 8JE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Westham South
Council
Dorset
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,768 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DT4 8JE

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DT4 8JE area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
36.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
99
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

DT4 8JENational
Violence and sexual offences29.623.6
Anti-social behaviour29.010.7
Shoplifting13.68.4
Burglary7.29.1
Other theft6.24.5
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Public order3.04.6
Robbery2.51.4
Drugs2.22.4
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Other crime0.51.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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