Total Crime Rate

53.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 53.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 34.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Knightstone Rise area has the 21st highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Bridport , and the 382nd highest crime rate of 1,290 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 Knightstone Rise (DT6 3DR) in the last 12 months was 53.9 per 1,000 residents and was 16.6% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 34.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knightstone Rise (DT6 3DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A3066, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shoe Lane (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Knightstone Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Andrew'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Russet Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shoe Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shoe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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