Crime Rates at Charborough Way, Sturminster Marshall, Wimborne, BH21 4DH

Charborough Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Cranborne Chase , and the 409th 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 Charborough Way (BH21 4DH) in the last 12 months was 53.8 per 1,000 residents and was 167.7% higher than the Cranborne Chase average (20.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 233.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charborough Way (BH21 4DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Townsend, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tattershall Gardens (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.