Postcode · Wimborne
Crime in BH21 5BD
How much crime is recorded in BH21 5BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sturminster Marshall & Crichel
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,145 (2024)
BH21 5BDWimborne
How safe is BH21 5BD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH21 5BD 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
13.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 5BDNational
Violence and sexual offences9.623.6
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Burglary5.59.1
Other theft2.74.5
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other crime0.71.5
Public order0.44.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.