Total Crime Rate
185.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Westbrook 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.
View Crime In Kinson| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Coombe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Coombe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Draycott Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Westbrook Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gorsecliff Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashleigh Rise | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashleigh Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Beswick Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beswick Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | George Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Thomas'S Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coombe Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Richards Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newmill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Coombe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cornish Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Coombe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newmill Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Coombe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beswick Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Beswick Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ensbury Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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