Total Crime Rate

109.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 109.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cobb Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Lyme & Charmouth , and the 142nd 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 Cobb Road (DT7 3JS) in the last 12 months was 109.2 per 1,000 residents and was 129.8% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cobb Road (DT7 3JS), the main crime hotspot is near Ozone Terrace. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Cobb Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ozone Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ozone Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ozone Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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