Total Crime Rate
15.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mead Fields area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bridport , and the 224th lowest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mead Fields (DT6 5RE) in the last 12 months was 15.8 per 1,000 residents and was 76.1% lower than the Bridport average (66.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mead Fields (DT6 5RE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Diments Gardens, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Allington Mead (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bridport| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fields Mead | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cherry Tree | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Allington Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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