Total Crime Rate
20.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wimborne Road West area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Colehill & Wimborne Minster East , and the 376th lowest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wimborne Road West (BH21 2DF) in the last 12 months was 20.8 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wimborne Road West (BH21 2DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Churchmoor Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Colehill & Wimborne Minster East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchmoor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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