Crime Rate in Winton East, ward

Winton East has the 5th highest crime rate of 33 wards in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district and the 1363rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 89th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Winton East in the last 12 months was 111.8 per 1,000 residents and was 25.4% higher than the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district average (89.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Winton East’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 386 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 6 cases , down -45.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 446 (≈ 36.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Winton East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 409 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.