Total Crime Rate

133.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 133.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.9 9/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

South Island Mews area has the 6th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Bridport , and the 95th highest crime rate of 1,290 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 Island Mews (DT6 3RT) in the last 12 months was 133.6 per 1,000 residents and was 106.6% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 77.8% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 68.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Island Mews (DT6 3RT), 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 South Island Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priory Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Downes Street
Apr 2026Drugs Downes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Downes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Downes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gundry Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gundry Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gundry Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area 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

Data Sources

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