Total Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.5 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 111.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.4 9/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wimborne Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Blandford , and the 140th 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 Wimborne Road (DT11 9HL) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 113.4% higher than the Blandford average (52.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 48.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wimborne Road (DT11 9HL), the main crime hotspot is near Windmill Road. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Wimborne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riverside Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westbury Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windmill Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windmill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Windmill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Windmill Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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