Crime Rate in West Moors & Three Legged Cross, ward

West Moors & Three Legged Cross has the 24th lowest crime rate of 52 wards in Dorset district and the 1656th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 234th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in West Moors & Three Legged Cross in the last 12 months was 40.5 per 1,000 residents and was 28.6% lower than the Dorset district average (56.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, West Moors & Three Legged Cross’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 149 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 173 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the West Moors & Three Legged Cross ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Cracklewood Close, with 40 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Juniper Close (15 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.