Total Crime Rate
200.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Coombe Street area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Lyme & Charmouth , and the 50th highest crime rate of 1,293 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 Coombe Street (DT7 3PR) in the last 12 months was 200.0 per 1,000 residents and was 237.5% higher than the Lyme & Charmouth average (59.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Coombe Street (DT7 3PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingsway (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lyme & Charmouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Staples Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | East Cliff | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coombe Street | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingsway | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langmoor Close | Under investigation |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.