Crime Rates at High Street, Swanage, BH19 1DE

High Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Swanage , and the 107th highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (BH19 1DE) in the last 12 months was 135.9 per 1,000 residents and was 187.6% higher than the Swanage average (47.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 58.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (BH19 1DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Commercial Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.