PropertyEngine Logo
Postcode · Wimborne

Crime in BH21 2BE

How much crime is recorded in BH21 2BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Wimborne Minster
Council
Dorset
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
2,901 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BH21 2BE

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH21 2BE area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
29.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

BH21 2BENational
Violence and sexual offences24.823.6
Anti-social behaviour15.310.7
Burglary7.19.1
Shoplifting4.08.4
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Public order2.94.6
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other theft2.04.5
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 15% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

Explore

Look up another area