Total Crime Rate

82.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Leigh Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Colehill & Wimborne Minster East , and the 218th highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leigh Road (BH21 2AE) in the last 12 months was 82.0 per 1,000 residents and was 126.2% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leigh Road (BH21 2AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Day'S Court (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Colehill & Wimborne Minster East

Crime Over Time in Leigh Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rugby Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Griffin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Day'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newmans Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chene Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Station Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newmans Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leigh Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harleston Villas Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rugby Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rugby Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rugby Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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