Crime Rates at Highfield Close, Corfe Mullen, Wimborne, BH21 3PJ

Highfield Close area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Corfe Mullen , and the 274th 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 Highfield Close (BH21 3PJ) in the last 12 months was 18.0 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Close (BH21 3PJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hanham Road, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Anvil Crescent (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.