Total Crime Rate

53.9 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 53.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 8.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Foundry Lane area has the 26th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bridport , and the 406th highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Foundry Lane (DT6 3RP) in the last 12 months was 53.9 per 1,000 residents and was 18.4% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foundry Lane (DT6 3RP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gundry Lane, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alexandra Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Bridport

Crime Over Time in Foundry Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tannery Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Arrowfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West End Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West End Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Arrowfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arrowfield —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gundry Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 18 of 18

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑