Postcode · Wimborne
Crime in BH21 3TL
How much crime is recorded in BH21 3TL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Corfe Mullen
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,402 (2024)
How safe is BH21 3TL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH21 3TL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 3TLNational
Violence and sexual offences10.223.6
Burglary8.19.1
Anti-social behaviour6.710.7
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Other theft3.44.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Public order1.34.6
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.