Crime Rate in South East Purbeck, ward

South East Purbeck has the 26th highest crime rate of 52 wards in Dorset district and the 2074th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 293rd lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in South East Purbeck in the last 12 months was 44.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.2% lower than the Dorset district average (56.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, South East Purbeck’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 86 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the South East Purbeck ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.