Total Crime Rate

84.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 84.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 33.6 6/10
  • Other theft 29.4 10/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 8.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Asker Mead area has the 14th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Bridport , and the 222nd highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Asker Mead (DT6 4DA) in the last 12 months was 84.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% higher than the Bridport average (64.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Asker Mead (DT6 4DA), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Asker Mead area

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Data Sources

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