Total Crime Rate

23.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 23.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Burglary 4.0 4/10
  • Other crime 4.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Happy Island Way area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bridport , and the 397th lowest 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 Happy Island Way (DT6 4JZ) in the last 12 months was 23.7 per 1,000 residents and was 64.1% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Happy Island Way (DT6 4JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A3066, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gundry Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Happy Island Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Katherine'S Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Gundry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A3066 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A3066 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A3066 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gundry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Happy Island Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A3066 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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