Total Crime Rate

174.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 174.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 52.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 14.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.2 3/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wareham Road area has the highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Corfe Mullen , and the 54th highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wareham Road (BH21 3LE) in the last 12 months was 174.7 per 1,000 residents and was 439.4% higher than the Corfe Mullen average (32.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wareham Road (BH21 3LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Windgreen (3 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 (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pye Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pye Close —
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Data Sources

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