Total Crime Rate

81.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 81.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 28.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Other theft 20.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Clayford Avenue area has the 21st highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Colehill & Wimborne Minster East , and the 235th highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clayford Avenue (BH22 9PG) in the last 12 months was 81.0 per 1,000 residents and was 115.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clayford Avenue (BH22 9PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Batstone Way, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Larks Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Clayford Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bracken Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Batstone Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larks Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Larks Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coppice Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Batstone Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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