Postcode · Wimborne
Crime in BH21 5RX
How much crime is recorded in BH21 5RX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,164 (2024)
BH21 5RXWimborne
How safe is BH21 5RX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH21 5RX area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 5RXNational
Burglary16.59.1
Violence and sexual offences5.223.6
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Other theft2.34.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Other crime0.61.5
Public order0.34.6
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.