Total Crime Rate

71.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 71.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 51.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hill View Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Kinson , and the 411th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hill View Road (BH10 5BJ) in the last 12 months was 71.9 per 1,000 residents and was 17.5% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 51.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hill View Road (BH10 5BJ), the main crime hotspot is near St Boniface Gardens. Police recorded 16 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 Hill View Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornley Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Hoxley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thornley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doveshill Crescent —
Apr 2026Public order Etches Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Etches Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leedam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leedam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoxley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hillview Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillview Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brockley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brockley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Brockley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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