Crime Rates at Stapehill Crescent, Wimborne, BH21 2ED

Stapehill Crescent area has the 31st highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Colehill & Wimborne Minster East , and the 504th highest 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 Stapehill Crescent (BH21 2ED) in the last 12 months was 43.5 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stapehill Crescent (BH21 2ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Canford Bottom, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dales Drive (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.