Total Crime Rate

103.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 103.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wimborne Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Colehill & Wimborne Minster East , and the 157th highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wimborne Road (BH21 1NR) in the last 12 months was 103.5 per 1,000 residents and was 174.8% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 59.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wimborne Road (BH21 1NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wimborne Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wimborne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wimborne Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wimborne Road Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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