Total Crime Rate
56.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Park Lane area has the 25th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Colehill & Wimborne Minster East , and the 366th highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Park Lane (BH21 1LD) in the last 12 months was 56.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.5% higher than the Colehill & Wimborne Minster East average (37.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Park Lane (BH21 1LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rodway, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mill Lane (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wimborne Minster| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rodway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rodway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rodway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rodway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lewens Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Lane | — |
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