Total Crime Rate
24.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wimborne Road East area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Ferndown North , and the 453rd lowest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wimborne Road East (BH22 9NL) in the last 12 months was 24.3 per 1,000 residents and was 51.2% lower than the Ferndown North average (49.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wimborne Road East (BH22 9NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fairways, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Amberwood (2 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Fairways | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairways | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fairways | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairways | Under investigation |
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