Total Crime Rate

100.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 100.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Howarth Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Colehill & Wimborne Minster East , and the 173rd 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 Howarth Road (BH21 2FG) in the last 12 months was 100.3 per 1,000 residents and was 176.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 183.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howarth Road (BH21 2FG), the main crime hotspot is near Ryan Way. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Howarth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryan Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Griffin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryan Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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