Total Crime Rate

80.8 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 80.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.0 6/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 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
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

The Common area has the 6th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in South East Purbeck , and the 222nd highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Common (DT2 8RD) in the last 12 months was 80.8 per 1,000 residents and was 81.1% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -70.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in The Common area

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Data Sources

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