Postcode · Bridport
Crime in DT6 5HQ
How much crime is recorded in DT6 5HQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burton Bradstock & Chideock
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,329 (2024)
How safe is DT6 5HQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DT6 5HQ 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
9.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
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 5HQNational
Violence and sexual offences8.223.6
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Burglary2.49.1
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Public order1.54.6
Other theft1.24.5
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Other crime0.51.5
Drugs0.32.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% 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.