Postcode · Bridport
Crime in DT6 3AF
How much crime is recorded in DT6 3AF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bridport North
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,660 (2024)
DT6 3AFBridport
How safe is DT6 3AF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DT6 3AF area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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).
DT6 3AFNational
Violence and sexual offences18.823.6
Anti-social behaviour17.210.7
Burglary5.49.1
Public order4.64.6
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Other theft3.54.5
Shoplifting3.28.4
Drugs1.32.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% 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.