Crime Rate in Newtown & Heatherlands, ward

Newtown & Heatherlands has the 16th lowest crime rate of 33 wards in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district and the 3643rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 317th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Newtown & Heatherlands in the last 12 months was 62.8 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% lower than the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district average (89.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Newtown & Heatherlands’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 476 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 68.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 549 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Newtown & Heatherlands ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Hillcrest Road, with 82 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Chubbs Mews (26 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.