Total Crime Rate

62.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 62.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Walford Gardens area has the 26th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Colehill & Wimborne Minster East , and the 332nd 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 Walford Gardens (BH21 1PG) in the last 12 months was 62.8 per 1,000 residents and was 73.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 6 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 ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walford Gardens (BH21 1PG), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Walford Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wimborne Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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