Crime Rates at Riverside, Beaminster, DT8 3NJ

Riverside area has the highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Beaminster , and the 140th 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 Riverside (DT8 3NJ) in the last 12 months was 116.4 per 1,000 residents and was 196.6% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 78.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverside (DT8 3NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Flaxfield Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Flaxfield Rise (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.