Postcode · Wimborne
Crime in BH21 2PW
How much crime is recorded in BH21 2PW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Colehill
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,228 (2024)
How safe is BH21 2PW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH21 2PW area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 2PWNational
Violence and sexual offences11.223.6
Burglary10.09.1
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Shoplifting5.48.4
Public order1.14.6
Drugs1.02.4
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Other crime0.61.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Other theft0.24.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.