Postcode · Bridport
Crime in DT6 3SY
How much crime is recorded in DT6 3SY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burton Bradstock & Chideock
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,702 (2024)
DT6 3SYBridport
How safe is DT6 3SY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 8.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DT6 3SY area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
8.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
18
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 3SYNational
Violence and sexual offences8.323.6
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft1.74.5
Drugs0.42.4
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Burglary0.19.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 47% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.