Total Crime Rate

404.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

187.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 404.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 187.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 165.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 132.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 25.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Drugs 11.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Victoria Grove area has the highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Bridport , and the 10th highest crime rate of 1,290 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 Victoria Grove (DT6 3AA) in the last 12 months was 404.4 per 1,000 residents and was 525.6% higher than the Bridport average (64.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 187.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Grove (DT6 3AA), the main crime hotspot is near Downes Street. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Downes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chards Mead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chards Mead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chards Mead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Downes Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West End Row —
Apr 2026Drugs Downes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gundry Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gundry Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gundry Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Downes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priory Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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