Crime Rate in Bridport, ward

Bridport has the 10th highest crime rate of 52 wards in Dorset district and the 3665th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 287th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bridport in the last 12 months was 66.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.7% higher than the Dorset district average (56.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bridport’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 387 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 451 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bridport ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 82 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Downes Street (36 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.