Crime Rate in Colehill & Wimborne Minster East, ward

Colehill & Wimborne Minster East has the 17th lowest crime rate of 52 wards in Dorset district and the 1273rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 179th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Colehill & Wimborne Minster East in the last 12 months was 36.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% lower than the Dorset district average (56.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Colehill & Wimborne Minster East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 146 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 171 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Colehill & Wimborne Minster East ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Smugglers' Lane, with 20 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Glynville Road (10 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.