Crime Rate in Corfe Mullen, ward

Corfe Mullen has the 12th lowest crime rate of 52 wards in Dorset district and the 987th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 138th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Corfe Mullen in the last 12 months was 33.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.7% lower than the Dorset district average (56.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Corfe Mullen’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 126 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 107.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -47.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 148 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Corfe Mullen ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 41 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Violet Farm Close (14 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.