Crime Rate in Eggardon, ward

Eggardon has the 6th lowest crime rate of 52 wards in Dorset district and the 687th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 74th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Eggardon in the last 12 months was 28.8 per 1,000 residents and was 49.2% lower than the Dorset district average (56.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Eggardon’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 54.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 11.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Eggardon ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Dorchester Road, with 11 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Yellow Lane (7 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.