Total Crime Rate

377.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 377.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 142.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 127.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.9 9/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Shakespeare Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Colehill & Wimborne Minster East , and the 16th highest crime rate of 1,293 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 Shakespeare Road (BH21 1NZ) in the last 12 months was 377.8 per 1,000 residents and was 942.7% 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 136.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 152.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 128.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shakespeare Road (BH21 1NZ), 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

Crime Over Time in Shakespeare Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Azalea Gardens —
Sep 2025Other theft Campanula Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bluebell Crescent —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Walford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Borough —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wimborne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Azalea Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Lane —
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Data Sources

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