Total Crime Rate

122.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 122.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.9 10/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

West Borough area has the 12th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Colehill & Wimborne Minster East , and the 131st highest crime rate of 1,293 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 West Borough (BH21 1NQ) in the last 12 months was 122.9 per 1,000 residents and was 239.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 44.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Borough (BH21 1NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wimborne Road (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Borough area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wimborne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Borough —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priors Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priors Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priors Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redcotts Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redcotts Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Church Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Lane —
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Data Sources

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