Postcode · Wimborne
Crime in BH21 4AD
How much crime is recorded in BH21 4AD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sturminster Marshall & Crichel
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,381 (2024)
BH21 4ADWimborne
How safe is BH21 4AD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 6.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH21 4AD area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
6.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
17
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 4ADNational
Burglary6.69.1
Violence and sexual offences4.723.6
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Other theft2.64.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Public order0.84.6
Shoplifting0.78.4
Other crime0.61.5
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.