Total Crime Rate
21.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Forest Edge Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Wareham , and the 352nd lowest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Forest Edge Road (BH20 7BX) in the last 12 months was 21.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.1% lower than the Wareham average (56.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Forest Edge Road (BH20 7BX), the main crime hotspot is near Forest Edge Road. 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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