Total Crime Rate

241.6 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 241.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 74.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.3 9/10
  • Other theft 18.6 9/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ridgeway area has the highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Corfe Mullen , and the 40th 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 Ridgeway (BH21 3HS) in the last 12 months was 241.6 per 1,000 residents and was 631.1% higher than the Corfe Mullen average (33.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgeway (BH21 3HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Violet Farm Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ridgeway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Violet Farm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Rectory Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Violet Farm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Victory Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victory Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Violet Farm Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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