Postcode · Wimborne
Crime in BH21 7QG
How much crime is recorded in BH21 7QG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ferndown West & Canford Bottom
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,175 (2024)
BH21 7QGWimborne
How safe is BH21 7QG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 6.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH21 7QG 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
6.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 7QGNational
Burglary9.89.1
Anti-social behaviour8.310.7
Violence and sexual offences3.923.6
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Public order1.44.6
Shoplifting1.28.4
Other theft1.04.5
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.