Crime Rate in Poole Town, ward

Poole Town has the 2nd highest crime rate of 33 wards in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district and the 553rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 38th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Poole Town in the last 12 months was 158.9 per 1,000 residents and was 78.3% higher than the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district average (89.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Poole Town’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 720 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 16 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 70.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -37.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 879 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Poole Town ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 239 crimes here, including 75 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.