Total Crime Rate

72.3 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 72.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Swinton Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in South East Purbeck , and the 263rd highest crime rate of 1,293 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 Swinton Avenue (BH20 6LD) in the last 12 months was 72.3 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swinton Avenue (BH20 6LD), the main crime hotspot is near Heath Close. Police recorded 4 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Swinton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Swinton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchill Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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