Total Crime Rate
7.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brantwood area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Beaminster , and the 57th lowest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Brantwood (DT8 3SS) in the last 12 months was 7.6 per 1,000 residents and was 80.7% lower than the Beaminster average (39.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brantwood (DT8 3SS), 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.
View Crime In Beaminster| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B3163 | — |
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