Total Crime Rate

93.9 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 93.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.5 9/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

South Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bridport , and the 179th highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Street (DT6 3NY) in the last 12 months was 93.9 per 1,000 residents and was 41.9% higher than the Bridport average (66.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 46.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Street (DT6 3NY), the main crime hotspot is near Downes Street. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in South Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gundry Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Downes Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Downes Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Downes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Downes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Downes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Downes Street —
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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