Crime Rates at Redwood Close, Beaminster, DT8 3DN

Redwood Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Beaminster , and the 314th highest crime rate of 1,293 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 Redwood Close (DT8 3DN) in the last 12 months was 64.7 per 1,000 residents and was 64.8% higher than the Beaminster average (39.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 266.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Redwood Close (DT8 3DN), the main crime hotspot is near Clay Lane. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.