Total Crime Rate

279.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 279.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 125.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 68.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.4 9/10
  • Burglary 28.7 10/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.8 5/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Holton Road area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Wareham , and the 27th highest crime rate of 1,290 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 Holton Road (BH16 6LT) in the last 12 months was 279.6 per 1,000 residents and was 406.6% higher than the Wareham average (55.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 68.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holton Road (BH16 6LT), the main crime hotspot is near Holton Road. Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Holton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holton Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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