Postcode · Bridport
Crime in DT6 6JW
How much crime is recorded in DT6 6JW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burton Bradstock & Chideock
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,814 (2024)
DT6 6JWBridport
How safe is DT6 6JW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DT6 6JW area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 6JWNational
Violence and sexual offences11.123.6
Burglary6.19.1
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other theft1.74.5
Public order1.64.6
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 33% 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.