Total Crime Rate
70.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wimborne Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Colehill & Wimborne Minster East , and the 277th 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 Wimborne Road (BH21 1NR) in the last 12 months was 70.9 per 1,000 residents and was 95.6% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 190.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wimborne Road (BH21 1NR), the main crime hotspot is near Wimborne Road. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Colehill & Wimborne Minster East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walford Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Walford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wimborne Road | Under investigation |
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