Crime Rate in Parkstone, ward

Parkstone has the 12th lowest crime rate of 33 wards in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district and the 3021st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 397th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Parkstone in the last 12 months was 54.9 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% lower than the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district average (89.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Parkstone’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 211 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -71.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 274 (≈ 22.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Parkstone ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.