Postcode · Bridport
Crime in DT6 3LW
How much crime is recorded in DT6 3LW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bridport South & West Bay
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,690 (2024)
How safe is DT6 3LW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DT6 3LW area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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 3LWNational
Violence and sexual offences26.223.6
Anti-social behaviour15.610.7
Shoplifting7.58.4
Public order5.54.6
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Burglary5.29.1
Other theft5.04.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.41.5
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.