Total Crime Rate
88.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Morden Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Wareham , and the 210th 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 Morden Road (BH20 7AA) in the last 12 months was 88.2 per 1,000 residents and was 59.9% higher than the Wareham average (55.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Morden Road (BH20 7AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pottery Lines, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Forest Edge Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wareham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Morden Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Forest Edge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pottery Lines | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pottery Lines | Under investigation |
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