Postcode · Wimborne
Crime in BH21 7AL
How much crime is recorded in BH21 7AL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Colehill
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,533 (2024)
BH21 7ALWimborne
How safe is BH21 7AL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH21 7AL 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
17.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 7ALNational
Violence and sexual offences15.523.6
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Burglary4.59.1
Public order2.14.6
Other theft1.34.5
Shoplifting0.88.4
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% 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.