Crime in Beaminster
Recorded crime in Beaminster is 0.7 times the Dorset average and 0.4 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 24%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Beaminster: about 3,226 residents in 5 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 9/10Very low crime
- Living
- 5.8/10Fair
- 5-year change
- −24%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 0.7×the Dorset average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Beaminster.
Crime over 5 years
Down 24% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Beaminster, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.7× the Dorset average (0.4× the England and Wales average). 32 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 75% of the harm here
- Burglary: 12% of the harm here
- Other theft: 5% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 75% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 13 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Dorset (the whole partnership area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Dorset partnership area, not only Beaminster. Figures for the Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole community safety partnerships, which together cover Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and Dorset. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 896 | 1.1 | Down 18% |
| Cars broken into | 2,023 | 2.5 | Down 22% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 2,949 | 3.7 | Down 17% |
| Burglary of homes | 911 | 1.1 | Up 3% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 3 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.0 |
| Burglary | 1.6 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 16.2 |
| Drugs | 0.4 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.3 |
| Other crime | 0.3 |
| Other theft | 3.0 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.1 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 1.7 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 4.9 |
| Public order | 3.0 |
| Shoplifting | 0.7 |
Postcode districts in Beaminster
Nearby towns
Council: Dorset
Questions about crime in Beaminster
- Is Beaminster a safe place to live?
- Beaminster scores 9 out of 10 for safety (very low crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 0.7 times the Dorset average.
- Is crime going up or down in Beaminster?
- Down 24% over 5 years, from 103 recorded crimes a year to 78.
- What is the most common crime in Beaminster?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 16 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Beaminster compare with Dorset?
- Crime severity in Beaminster is 0.7 times the Dorset average.
- How many cars are stolen in Beaminster?
- In 2025/26, in the Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole partnership area, which includes Beaminster, the police recorded 896 cars stolen (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.1 per 1,000 residents, down 18% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Beaminster?
- 2,949 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in the Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole partnership area, which includes Beaminster, 3.7 per 1,000 residents, 0.8 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Beaminster last year?
- 3 homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in the Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole partnership area, which includes Beaminster, against 4 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.