Crime Rate in Hill Forts & Upper Tarrants, ward

Hill Forts & Upper Tarrants has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 52 wards in Dorset district and the 403rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hill Forts & Upper Tarrants in the last 12 months was 23.9 per 1,000 residents and was 57.9% lower than the Dorset district average (56.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hill Forts & Upper Tarrants’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hill Forts & Upper Tarrants ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Walnut Avenue. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.