Crime Rates at St Merrins Close, Bournemouth, BH10 5HU

St Merrins Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Kinson , and the 318th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Merrins Close (BH10 5HU) in the last 12 months was 94.5 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 45.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Merrins Close (BH10 5HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tedder Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.