Total Crime Rate

53.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 53.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 33.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Columbia Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Kinson , and the 560th highest crime rate of 1,180 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 4EB) in the last 12 months was 53.9 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% lower than the Kinson average (87.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Columbia Road (BH10 4EB), 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 (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashleigh Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beswick Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ensbury Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richards Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beswick Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Jubilee Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barnes Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copper Beech Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hendford Gardens —
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Data Sources

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