Total Crime Rate

528.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

163.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 528.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 229.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 163.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 136.6 10/10
  • Other theft 48.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.8 10/10
  • Burglary 26.4 10/10
  • Public order 17.6 9/10
  • Other crime 13.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Forsyth Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Kinson , and the 26th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forsyth Gardens (BH10 4BU) in the last 12 months was 528.6 per 1,000 residents and was 506.0% higher than the Kinson average (87.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 163.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forsyth Gardens (BH10 4BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Forsyth Gardens (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Forsyth Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Jubilee Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Forsyth Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Forsyth Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Columbia Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forsyth Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forsyth Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forsyth Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Slades Farm Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Glenville Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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