Total Crime Rate

96.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 96.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other theft 3.5 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
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wimborne Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bearwood & Merley , and the 312th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wimborne Road (BH11 9AQ) in the last 12 months was 96.6 per 1,000 residents and was 62.4% higher than the Bearwood & Merley average (59.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 69.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wimborne Road (BH11 9AQ), the main crime hotspot is near Oxford Lane. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 17 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 (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A341 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millhams Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Summers Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Summers Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Summers Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wakely Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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