Crime Rate in Blandford, ward

Blandford has the 14th highest crime rate of 52 wards in Dorset district and the 3437th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 341st highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Blandford in the last 12 months was 59.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.7% higher than the Dorset district average (56.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Blandford’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 240 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 286 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Blandford ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.