Total Crime Rate

46.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 46.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 36.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.1 7/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Charmouth Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Lyme & Charmouth , and the 469th highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Charmouth Road (DT7 3DR) in the last 12 months was 46.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.9% lower than the Lyme & Charmouth average (47.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charmouth Road (DT7 3DR), the main crime hotspot is near Kingsway. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Charmouth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferndown Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferndown Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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