Total Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 55.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 36.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Public order 6.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wimborne Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Kinson , and the 538th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wimborne Road (BH10 7AR) in the last 12 months was 55.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% lower than the Kinson average (87.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wimborne Road (BH10 7AR), the main crime hotspot is near Rodwell Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wimborne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gillam Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Western Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gillam Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gillam Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gillam Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gillam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferncroft Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ferncroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernalls Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Drugs Western Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodwell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Rodwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leybourne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leybourne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russel Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Horsham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vernalls Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gillam Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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