Total Crime Rate

124.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 124.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 44.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 29.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

South Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Wareham , and the 112th 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 South Street (BH20 4LU) in the last 12 months was 124.5 per 1,000 residents and was 125.7% higher than the Wareham average (55.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Street (BH20 4LU), 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 South Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roper'S Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Green —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell'S Orchard Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell'S Orchard Lane Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B3075 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cooper'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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