Crime Rates at High Street, Swanage, BH19 2LP

High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Swanage , and the 66th highest crime rate of 1,290 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 2LP) in the last 12 months was 161.1 per 1,000 residents and was 264.0% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 100.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (BH19 2LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Commercial Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.