Postcode · Wimborne
Crime in BH21 3SR
How much crime is recorded in BH21 3SR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Corfe Mullen
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,132 (2024)
BH21 3SRWimborne
How safe is BH21 3SR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH21 3SR 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
12.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 3SRNational
Anti-social behaviour18.710.7
Violence and sexual offences9.823.6
Burglary4.99.1
Public order1.74.6
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Other theft0.34.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.