Lyme Regis, Charmouth & Marshwood Vale
Middle areaWest Dorset. 7,010 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 80 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 79% of people in Lyme Regis, Charmouth & Marshwood Vale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Lyme Regis, Charmouth & Marshwood Vale
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lyme Regis, Charmouth & Marshwood Vale at a rate of 35.8 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 | 112 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 56 |
| Other crime | 32 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 17 |
| Burglary | 13 |
| Vehicle crime | 10 |
| Shoplifting | 8 |
| Drug offences | 3 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Lyme Regis, Charmouth & Marshwood Vale compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Lyme Regis, Charmouth & Marshwood Vale safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lyme Regis, Charmouth & Marshwood Vale at a rate of 35.8 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, 28 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Lyme Regis, Charmouth & Marshwood Vale.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (112), anti-social behaviour (56) and other crime (32).
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 Lyme Regis, Charmouth & Marshwood Vale alone. See Dorset
Lyme Regis, Charmouth & Marshwood Vale in brief
The median price paid for a home in Lyme Regis, Charmouth & Marshwood Vale was £497,000 in 2025.
Lyme Regis, Charmouth & Marshwood Vale had 7,173 usual residents at the census.
About 79% of people in Lyme Regis, Charmouth & Marshwood Vale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Lyme Regis, Charmouth & Marshwood Vale, 37.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.