Total Crime Rate

212.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 212.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 65.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Columbia Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Kinson , and the 106th 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 Columbia Road (BH10 4DU) in the last 12 months was 212.7 per 1,000 residents and was 143.8% higher than the Kinson average (87.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 54.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Columbia Road (BH10 4DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beswick Gardens (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Columbia Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A347 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hendford Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherries Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherries Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherries Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherries Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cherries Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cherries Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cherries Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cherries Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherries Drive —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beswick Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashleigh Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richards Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beswick Gardens Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beswick Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beswick Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beswick Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beswick Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beswick Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ensbury Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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