Postcode district · Bridport
Crime in DT6
How much crime is recorded in DT6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 24,956 (2024)
DT6Postcode district · Bridport
How safe is DT6
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in DT6, well below 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
16.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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).
DT6National
Violence and sexual offences13.723.6
Anti-social behaviour9.310.7
Burglary4.59.1
Shoplifting3.48.4
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Other theft2.54.5
Public order2.14.6
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Drugs0.72.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.41.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.