Total Crime Rate

141.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 141.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Gordon Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Colehill & Wimborne Minster East , and the 97th 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 Gordon Road (BH21 2AP) in the last 12 months was 141.9 per 1,000 residents and was 291.6% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gordon Road (BH21 2AP), the main crime hotspot is near Day'S Court. Police recorded 38 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Griffin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rugby Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryan Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryan Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Livingstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rugby Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Day'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Rugby Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leigh Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chene Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rugby Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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