Total Crime Rate

70.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 70.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 21.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Sparrow Mead area has the 16th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Bridport , and the 285th highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sparrow Mead (DT6 5FF) in the last 12 months was 70.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sparrow Mead (DT6 5FF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Armstrong Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rivervale (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sparrow Mead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rivervale Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Armstrong Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yarn Mill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sparrow Mead —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sparrow Mead —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sparrow Mead —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Armstrong Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rivervale Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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