Crime Rates at Bestwall Road, Wareham, BH20 4HY

Bestwall Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Wareham , and the 247th 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 Bestwall Road (BH20 4HY) in the last 12 months was 15.6 per 1,000 residents and was 71.8% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bestwall Road (BH20 4HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East Walls, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bestwall Road (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.