Postcode · Wimborne
Crime in BH21 2QT
How much crime is recorded in BH21 2QT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Colehill
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,309 (2024)
BH21 2QTWimborne
How safe is BH21 2QT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH21 2QT area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 2QTNational
Violence and sexual offences18.323.6
Anti-social behaviour10.210.7
Burglary4.39.1
Other theft2.54.5
Public order2.44.6
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Shoplifting1.48.4
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs0.92.4
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% 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.