Total Crime Rate

180.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 180.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.6 10/10
  • Public order 32.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Caister Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Colehill & Wimborne Minster East , and the 61st highest crime rate of 1,293 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 Caister Close (BH22 9HA) in the last 12 months was 180.3 per 1,000 residents and was 397.7% higher than the Colehill & Wimborne Minster East average (36.2 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 Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Caister Close (BH22 9HA), the main crime hotspot is near Batstone Way. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Caister Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Batstone Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coppice Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caister Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caister Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wimborne Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Wimborne Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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