Crime Rates at Prospect Crescent, Swanage, BH19 1BE

Prospect Crescent area has the 9th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Swanage , and the 376th highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prospect Crescent (BH19 1BE) in the last 12 months was 55.4 per 1,000 residents and was 25.1% higher than the Swanage average (44.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prospect Crescent (BH19 1BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Smiths Farm, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prospect Crescent (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.