Crime Rates at Leigh Gardens, Wimborne, BH21 2ES

Leigh Gardens area has the 28th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Colehill & Wimborne Minster East , and the 388th highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leigh Gardens (BH21 2ES) in the last 12 months was 53.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.3% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leigh Gardens (BH21 2ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leigh Gardens (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.