Crime Rate in Talbot & Branksome Woods, ward

Talbot & Branksome Woods has the 15th lowest crime rate of 33 wards in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district and the 3505th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 333rd highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Talbot & Branksome Woods in the last 12 months was 60.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% lower than the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district average (89.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Talbot & Branksome Woods’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 250 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 5 cases , down -16.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 302 (≈ 21.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Talbot & Branksome Woods ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Alington Road, with 97 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Belvedere Road (29 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.