Crime Rates at Bestwall Crescent, Wareham, BH20 4JB

Bestwall Crescent area has the 4th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Wareham , and the 147th highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bestwall Crescent (BH20 4JB) in the last 12 months was 108.0 per 1,000 residents and was 95.6% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bestwall Crescent (BH20 4JB), 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.