Total Crime Rate
35.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Columbia Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Kinson , and the 428th lowest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Columbia Road (BH10 4DX) in the last 12 months was 35.2 per 1,000 residents and was 58.9% lower than the Kinson average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -73.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Columbia Road (BH10 4DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Columbia Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kinson| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ensbury Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Slades Farm Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cornish Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barnes Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Barnes Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newmill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newmill Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beswick Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Beswick Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashleigh Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashleigh Rise | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Westbrook Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Richards Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Draycott Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
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