Crime Rates at Martindale Avenue, Wimborne, BH21 2LF

Martindale Avenue area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Colehill & Wimborne Minster East , and the 51st lowest crime rate of 1,293 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 Martindale Avenue (BH21 2LF) in the last 12 months was 7.3 per 1,000 residents and was 80.0% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Martindale Avenue (BH21 2LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Henbest Close, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dales Drive (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.