Crime Rates at Ethelbert Road, Wimborne, BH21 1BH

Ethelbert Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Colehill & Wimborne Minster East , and the 454th highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

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 Ethelbert Road (BH21 1BH) in the last 12 months was 48.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.9% higher than the Colehill & Wimborne Minster East average (36.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ethelbert Road (BH21 1BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eden Grove, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newmans Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.