Total Crime Rate

119.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 119.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 48.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Swithins Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Bridport , and the 121st 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 St Swithins Road (DT6 5DS) in the last 12 months was 119.6 per 1,000 residents and was 85.0% higher than the Bridport average (64.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Swithins Road (DT6 5DS), the main crime hotspot is near Fulbrooks Close. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Swithins Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fulbrooks Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sparrow Mead —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Armstrong Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allington Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Armstrong Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rivervale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rivervale Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fulbrooks Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yarn Mill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sparrow Mead —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sparrow Mead —
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Data Sources

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