Total Crime Rate

185.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 185.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 67.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Westbrook Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Kinson , and the 129th highest crime rate of 1,191 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 Westbrook Close (BH10 4HL) in the last 12 months was 185.5 per 1,000 residents and was 116.6% higher than the Kinson average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 52.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westbrook Close (BH10 4HL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westbrook Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Coombe Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Coombe Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Draycott Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westbrook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gorsecliff Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashleigh Rise
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashleigh Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beswick Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beswick Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Thomas'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coombe Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Richards Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newmill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Coombe Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cornish Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Coombe Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newmill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Coombe Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beswick Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beswick Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ensbury Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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