Crime Rates at Bitchams Mead, Bere Regis, Wareham, BH20 7ND

Bitchams Mead area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Lytchett Matravers & Upton , and the 478th lowest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bitchams Mead (BH20 7ND) in the last 12 months was 25.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.0% lower than the Lytchett Matravers & Upton average (39.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bitchams Mead (BH20 7ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near West Street, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manor Farm Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.