Total Crime Rate

29.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 29.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.3 4/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Columbia Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Kinson , and the 354th lowest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Columbia Road (BH10 4ED) in the last 12 months was 29.7 per 1,000 residents and was 65.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Columbia Road (BH10 4ED), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Columbia Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newmill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Slades Farm Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cornish Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barnes Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barnes Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newmill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ensbury Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashleigh Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashleigh Rise —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westbrook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Richards Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Draycott Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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