Total Crime Rate

221.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 221.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 76.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 33.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.6 10/10
  • Public order 21.5 9/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Talbot Mews area has the 7th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bearwood & Merley , and the 100th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Talbot Mews (BH10 4BF) in the last 12 months was 221.5 per 1,000 residents and was 299.9% higher than the Bearwood & Merley average (55.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Talbot Mews (BH10 4BF), the main crime hotspot is near Canford Road. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Talbot Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Canford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridout Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ridout Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kinson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hood Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Talbot Drive —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Oak Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canford Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kinson Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Canford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Canford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Canford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canford Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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