Total Crime Rate

11.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 11.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Birchdale Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Colehill & Wimborne Minster East , and the 130th lowest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birchdale Road (BH21 1BY) in the last 12 months was 11.6 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences 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 Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchdale Road (BH21 1BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Day'S Court (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birchdale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harleston Villas Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rugby Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hornbeam Way —
Sep 2025Burglary Rugby Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hornbeam Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rugby Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Day'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rugby Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chene Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leigh Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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