Total Crime Rate

103.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 103.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Larks Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Colehill & Wimborne Minster East , and the 159th highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Larks Close (BH22 9TF) in the last 12 months was 103.1 per 1,000 residents and was 173.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Larks Close (BH22 9TF), 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 Larks Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Batstone Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Batstone Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Larks Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larks Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Kingsway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingsway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingsway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coppice Avenue —
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Data Sources

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