Postcode · Lyme Regis
Crime in DT7 3AY
How much crime is recorded in DT7 3AY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lyme Regis, Charmouth & Marshwood Vale
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,064 (2024)
DT7 3AYLyme Regis
How safe is DT7 3AY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DT7 3AY area, 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
17.1
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).
DT7 3AYNational
Violence and sexual offences15.123.6
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Public order1.74.6
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Burglary1.09.1
Drugs0.82.4
Other theft0.74.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 5% 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.