Total Crime Rate

38.6 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 38.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Wareham Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Corfe Mullen , and the 591st highest 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 3LJ) in the last 12 months was 38.6 per 1,000 residents and was 16.9% higher than the Corfe Mullen average (33.1 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wareham Road (BH21 3LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wareham Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bakers View (5 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 (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Olivia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wareham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hanham Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wareham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyatts Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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