Postcode · Wimborne
Crime in BH21 6RU
How much crime is recorded in BH21 6RU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West Verwood
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,467 (2024)
BH21 6RUWimborne
How safe is BH21 6RU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH21 6RU area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 6RUNational
Violence and sexual offences14.723.6
Anti-social behaviour12.510.7
Burglary7.99.1
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other theft2.34.5
Other crime2.31.5
Public order1.74.6
Shoplifting1.28.4
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.