Crime Rate in Littledown & Iford, ward

Littledown & Iford has the 17th lowest crime rate of 33 wards in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district and the 3661st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 286th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Littledown & Iford in the last 12 months was 66.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% lower than the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district average (89.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Littledown & Iford’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 208 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 262 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Littledown & Iford ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 153 crimes here, including 81 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.