Total Crime Rate

69.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 69.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 34.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Public order 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

West Borough area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Colehill & Wimborne Minster East , and the 287th highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Borough (BH21 1PY) in the last 12 months was 69.9 per 1,000 residents and was 85.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 8 cases , up 14.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 14.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Borough (BH21 1PY), 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 West Borough area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redcotts Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redcotts Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redcotts Lane —
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Data Sources

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