Crime Rate in Kinson, ward

Kinson has the 10th highest crime rate of 33 wards in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district and the 2404th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 160th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Kinson in the last 12 months was 85.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3.9% lower than the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district average (89.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Kinson’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 664 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 8 cases , up 60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -36.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 766 (≈ 40.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Kinson ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 164 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Cunningham Place (30 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.