Crime Rate in Crossways, ward

Crossways has the 19th lowest crime rate of 52 wards in Dorset district and the 1362nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 204th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Crossways in the last 12 months was 36.0 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% lower than the Dorset district average (54.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Crossways’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Crossways ward, the main local crime hotspot is near The Rise. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.