Total Crime Rate

88.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.3 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 88.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 56.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Rivervale area has the 13th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Bridport , and the 211th 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 Rivervale (DT6 5RN) in the last 12 months was 88.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% higher than the Bridport average (64.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rivervale (DT6 5RN), 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 Rivervale area

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

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