Total Crime Rate

219.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 219.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 95.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.3 9/10
  • Other theft 22.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

West Bay Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bridport , and the 44th highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Bay Road (DT6 4AY) in the last 12 months was 219.8 per 1,000 residents and was 232.3% higher than the Bridport average (66.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 51.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Bay Road (DT6 4AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near West Bay Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadowlands (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Bay Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadowlands —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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