Bournemouth South vs Dorchester

Bournemouth South has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 7,290 crimes in the last 12 months. Dorchester has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) with 1,960 crimes. Dorchester scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Bournemouth South shows a year-on-year crime trend of -5.9% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Dorchester shows -24.7% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Bournemouth South, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Anti-Social Behaviour (2,163 incidents). In Dorchester, it is Violent Crime (686 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Bournemouth South recorded 2,163 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Dorchester recorded 450. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Bournemouth South totalled 2,130 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 686 in Dorchester. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Bournemouth South recorded 7,745 crimes (now 7,290, a change of -5.9%). Dorchester recorded 2,604 crimes previously (now 1,960, -24.7%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Bournemouth South has a resolution rate of 19.1% and Dorchester has 0%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Bournemouth South falls within the Dorset Police boundary. Dorchester is covered by Dorset Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Bournemouth South and Dorchester. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.