Total Crime Rate

8.7 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 8.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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
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

Broadway Gardens area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Colehill & Wimborne Minster East , and the 77th lowest 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 Broadway Gardens (BH21 1LS) in the last 12 months was 8.7 per 1,000 residents and was 76.0% 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 Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadway Gardens (BH21 1LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Lane, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eden Grove (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Broadway Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Rodway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Borough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poole Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poole Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Rodway Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rodway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rodway —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Park Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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