Blandford Forum Town
Middle areaNorth east Dorset. 10,569 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Blandford Forum Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Blandford Forum Town
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Blandford Forum Town at a rate of 55.8 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 | 221 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 158 |
| Other crime | 75 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 46 |
| Shoplifting | 36 |
| Burglary | 17 |
| Drug offences | 17 |
| Vehicle crime | 16 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Blandford Forum Town compares
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Is Blandford Forum Town safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Blandford Forum Town at a rate of 55.8 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, 78 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Blandford Forum Town.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (221), anti-social behaviour (158) and other crime (75).
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 Blandford Forum Town alone. See Dorset
Blandford Forum Town in brief
The median price paid for a home in Blandford Forum Town was £260,000 in 2025.
Blandford Forum Town had 10,359 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Blandford Forum Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Blandford Forum Town, 92.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.