Total Crime Rate

73.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 73.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.2 3/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Monmouth Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Wareham , and the 258th highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Monmouth Road (BH20 4QF) in the last 12 months was 73.2 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% higher than the Wareham average (56.7 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monmouth Road (BH20 4QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Christmas Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roper'S Lane (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Monmouth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Christmas Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Lane —
Sep 2025Other theft Roper'S Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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