Wyke Regis
Middle areaSouth Dorset. 5,586 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 22% of people in Wyke Regis live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Wyke Regis
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wyke Regis at a rate of 47.8 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 | 110 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 67 |
| Other crime | 34 |
| Shoplifting | 24 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 18 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Drug offences | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Wyke Regis compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Wyke Regis safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wyke Regis at a rate of 47.8 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, 27 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wyke Regis.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (110), anti-social behaviour (67) and other crime (34).
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 Wyke Regis alone. See Dorset
Wyke Regis in brief
The median price paid for a home in Wyke Regis was £277,000 in 2025.
Wyke Regis had 5,574 usual residents at the census.
About 22% of people in Wyke Regis live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Wyke Regis, 97.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.