Crime Rates at Priors Walk, Wimborne, BH21 1PB

Priors Walk area has the 6th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Colehill & Wimborne Minster East , and the 68th highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Priors Walk (BH21 1PB) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 360.0% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 87.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priors Walk (BH21 1PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Redcotts Lane (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.