Total Crime Rate

128.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 128.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 40.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Gordon Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Colehill & Wimborne Minster East , and the 104th highest crime rate of 1,290 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 Gordon Road (BH21 2AP) in the last 12 months was 128.4 per 1,000 residents and was 241.0% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gordon Road (BH21 2AP), the main crime hotspot is near Leigh Gardens. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gordon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Griffin Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ryan Way —
Apr 2026Other crime Hardy Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardy Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardy Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Hardy Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Day'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Day'S Court —
Apr 2026Public order Leigh Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hardy Crescent Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bankes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rugby Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rugby Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rugby Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Rugby Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushton Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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