Total Crime Rate

13.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 13.8 1/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Wareham Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Corfe Mullen , and the 182nd 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 Wareham Road (BH21 3LB) in the last 12 months was 13.8 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% lower than the Corfe Mullen average (33.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wareham Road (BH21 3LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wareham Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Colin Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wareham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wareham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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