Crime Rate in Broadstone, ward

Broadstone has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 33 wards in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district and the 757th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 88th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Broadstone in the last 12 months was 29.9 per 1,000 residents and was 66.5% lower than the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district average (89.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Broadstone’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 101 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 118 (≈ 11.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Broadstone ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 33 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Widworthy Drive (12 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.