Total Crime Rate

24.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 24.1 2/10
  • Violent crimes 20.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bonnets Lane area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Wareham , and the 448th lowest crime rate of 1,290 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 Bonnets Lane (BH20 4HA) in the last 12 months was 24.1 per 1,000 residents and was 56.3% lower than the Wareham average (55.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bonnets Lane (BH20 4HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roper'S Lane (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bonnets Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roper'S Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell'S Orchard Lane Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nundico Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Green —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Folly Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell'S Orchard Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shatter'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shatter'S Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cooper'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B3075 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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