Total Crime Rate
130.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cobham Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Colehill & Wimborne Minster East , and the 100th highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cobham Road (BH21 7RB) in the last 12 months was 130.2 per 1,000 residents and was 245.8% higher than the Colehill & Wimborne Minster East average (37.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cobham Road (BH21 7RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Telford Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Johnson Road (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ferndown North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Lancaster Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lancaster Road | — |
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