Total Crime Rate

81.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.8 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 81.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 31.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Samantha Close area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Kinson , and the 354th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Samantha Close (BH10 5BB) in the last 12 months was 81.6 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Samantha Close (BH10 5BB), the main crime hotspot is near Beswick Gardens. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Samantha Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beswick Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order Hillview Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Samantha Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Samantha Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doveshill Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillview Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beswick Gardens Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beswick Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beswick Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beswick Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beswick Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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