Bovington, Wool & Lulworth
Middle areaSouth east Dorset. 8,932 people in 126 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by middle area
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In Bovington, Wool & Lulworth, 44.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
Recorded crime in Bovington, Wool & Lulworth
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bovington, Wool & Lulworth at a rate of 51.9 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 | 174 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 134 |
| Other crime | 88 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 23 |
| Burglary | 17 |
| Vehicle crime | 16 |
| Shoplifting | 6 |
| Drug offences | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Bovington, Wool & Lulworth compares
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Is Bovington, Wool & Lulworth safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bovington, Wool & Lulworth at a rate of 51.9 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, 59 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bovington, Wool & Lulworth.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (174), anti-social behaviour (134) and other crime (88).
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 Bovington, Wool & Lulworth alone. See Dorset
Bovington, Wool & Lulworth in brief
The median price paid for a home in Bovington, Wool & Lulworth was £340,000 in 2025.
Bovington, Wool & Lulworth had 8,330 usual residents at the census.
In Bovington, Wool & Lulworth, 44.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Bovington, Wool & Lulworth, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.