Total Crime Rate
19.8 per 1,000
All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025Violent Crime Rate
14.8 per 1,000
Nov 2024 - Oct 2025Newmans Lane area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in West Moors & Three Legged Cross , and the 329th lowest crime rate of 1,295 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 Newmans Lane (BH22 0LP) in the last 12 months was 19.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.5% lower than the West Moors & Three Legged Cross average (39.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
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