Total Crime Rate

167.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 167.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Other crime 6.1 7/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.1 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Benleaze Way area has the highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Swanage , and the 65th highest crime rate of 1,293 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 Benleaze Way (BH19 2SX) in the last 12 months was 167.2 per 1,000 residents and was 253.7% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 97.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benleaze Way (BH19 2SX), the main crime hotspot is near Holmes Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Benleaze Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holmes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Higher Day'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marsh Way —
Sep 2025Public order Marsh Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Bay View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holmes Road —
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Data Sources

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