Total Crime Rate

319.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 319.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 82.4 10/10
  • Other theft 75.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.5 9/10
  • Burglary 43.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 10.8 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Martins Hill area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Wareham , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Martins Hill (BH16 6JP) in the last 12 months was 319.0 per 1,000 residents and was 462.5% higher than the Wareham average (56.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 68.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Martins Hill (BH16 6JP), the main crime hotspot is near Fir Avenue. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Martins Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fir Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft St Martins Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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