Postcode · Wimborne
Crime in BH21 3LB
How much crime is recorded in BH21 3LB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Corfe Mullen
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,525 (2024)
BH21 3LBWimborne
How safe is BH21 3LB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH21 3LB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 3LBNational
Anti-social behaviour9.010.7
Violence and sexual offences7.823.6
Burglary4.29.1
Public order2.84.6
Other theft2.34.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Drugs0.52.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.