Total Crime Rate

79.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 79.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

School Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in South East Purbeck , and the 229th highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around School Lane (DT2 8JT) in the last 12 months was 79.2 per 1,000 residents and was 77.5% higher than the South East Purbeck average (44.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 175.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Lane (DT2 8JT), the main crime hotspot is near School Lane. Police recorded 1 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in School Lane area

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Data Sources

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