Beaminster, Maiden Newton & Halstock
Middle areaWest Dorset. 10,228 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 220 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 90% of people in Beaminster, Maiden Newton & Halstock live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Beaminster, Maiden Newton & Halstock
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Beaminster, Maiden Newton & Halstock at a rate of 27.9 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 | 111 |
| Other crime | 56 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 52 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 25 |
| Vehicle crime | 18 |
| Burglary | 12 |
| Shoplifting | 8 |
| Drug offences | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Beaminster, Maiden Newton & Halstock compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Beaminster, Maiden Newton & Halstock safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Beaminster, Maiden Newton & Halstock at a rate of 27.9 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, 25 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Beaminster, Maiden Newton & Halstock.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (111), other crime (56) and anti-social behaviour (52).
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 Beaminster, Maiden Newton & Halstock alone. See Dorset
Beaminster, Maiden Newton & Halstock in brief
The median price paid for a home in Beaminster, Maiden Newton & Halstock was £345,000 in 2025.
Beaminster, Maiden Newton & Halstock had 10,043 usual residents at the census.
About 90% of people in Beaminster, Maiden Newton & Halstock live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Beaminster, Maiden Newton & Halstock, 60.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.