Bere Regis & Lytchett Matravers
Middle areaSouth east Dorset. 6,091 people in 73 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by middle area
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In Bere Regis & Lytchett Matravers, 56.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
Recorded crime in Bere Regis & Lytchett Matravers
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bere Regis & Lytchett Matravers at a rate of 35.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 53.9 per 1,000 people across Dorset.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 96 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 35 |
| Other crime | 31 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 25 |
| Vehicle crime | 16 |
| Burglary | 6 |
| Shoplifting | 5 |
| Drug offences | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Bere Regis & Lytchett Matravers compares
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Is Bere Regis & Lytchett Matravers safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bere Regis & Lytchett Matravers at a rate of 35.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 53.9 per 1,000 people across Dorset.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 19 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bere Regis & Lytchett Matravers.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (96), anti-social behaviour (35) and other crime (31).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Dorset
These figures are published for the whole of Dorset, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Dorset and not Bere Regis & Lytchett Matravers alone. See Dorset
Bere Regis & Lytchett Matravers in brief
The median price paid for a home in Bere Regis & Lytchett Matravers was £412,500 in 2025.
Bere Regis & Lytchett Matravers had 5,834 usual residents at the census.
In Bere Regis & Lytchett Matravers, 56.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Bere Regis & Lytchett Matravers, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.