Crime Rates at New Borough Road, Wimborne, BH21 1RA

New Borough Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Colehill & Wimborne Minster East , and the 565th lowest 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 New Borough Road (BH21 1RA) in the last 12 months was 29.7 per 1,000 residents and was 21.2% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Borough Road (BH21 1RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eden Grove, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newmans Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.