Postcode · Wimborne
Crime in BH21 3TW
How much crime is recorded in BH21 3TW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Corfe Mullen
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,358 (2024)
BH21 3TWWimborne
How safe is BH21 3TW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH21 3TW area, well below 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
17.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 3TWNational
Violence and sexual offences13.623.6
Anti-social behaviour10.310.7
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Burglary6.29.1
Shoplifting3.28.4
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Public order2.04.6
Other theft1.24.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 19% 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.