Crime Rate in West Purbeck, ward

West Purbeck has the 17th highest crime rate of 52 wards in Dorset district and the 3030th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 394th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in West Purbeck in the last 12 months was 55.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3.0% lower than the Dorset district average (56.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, West Purbeck’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 189 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 45.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 239 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the West Purbeck ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Giddy Green Lane. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.