Total Crime Rate

62.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 62.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Church Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bridport , and the 333rd highest crime rate of 1,293 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 Church Close (DT6 3EW) in the last 12 months was 62.7 per 1,000 residents and was 5.2% lower than the Bridport average (66.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -86.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -81.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Close (DT6 3EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bath Orchard, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near King William Head (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King William Head Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Andrew'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Court Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Drugs Gore Cross Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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