Total Crime Rate
3.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Street area has the lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Swanage , and the 13th lowest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (BH19 2NF) in the last 12 months was 3.9 per 1,000 residents and was 91.8% lower 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (BH19 2NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cecil Road, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Argyle Road (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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