Crime Rates at Carey Road, Wareham, BH20 4BA

Carey Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Wareham , and the 281st 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 Carey Road (BH20 4BA) in the last 12 months was 71.2 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% higher than the Wareham average (55.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carey Road (BH20 4BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Johns Road, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bourne Drive (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.