Crime Rates at Leigh Road, Wimborne, BH21 2DB

Leigh Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Colehill & Wimborne Minster East , and the 380th highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leigh Road (BH21 2DB) in the last 12 months was 54.2 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 171.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leigh Road (BH21 2DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gordon Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leigh Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.