Total Crime Rate

436.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 436.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 302.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.3 9/10
  • Other theft 20.8 10/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • 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
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

Giddy Green Lane area has the highest crime rate of 44 local areas in South East Purbeck , and the 12th highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Giddy Green Lane (BH20 6HA) in the last 12 months was 436.2 per 1,000 residents and was 877.4% higher than the South East Purbeck average (44.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 102 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 86.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Giddy Green Lane (BH20 6HA), the main crime hotspot is near Giddy Green Lane. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Giddy Green Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Giddy Green Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Giddy Green Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Giddy Green Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Giddy Green Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Giddy Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Giddy Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Giddy Green Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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