Crime Rate in Charminster St Mary's, ward

Charminster St Mary's has the 8th lowest crime rate of 52 wards in Dorset district and the 704th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 80th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Charminster St Mary's in the last 12 months was 29.0 per 1,000 residents and was 48.8% lower than the Dorset district average (56.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Charminster St Mary's’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -61.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 93 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Charminster St Mary's ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 11 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Church Lane (8 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.