Total Crime Rate

10.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 10.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Dowlands Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Kinson , and the 76th lowest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dowlands Road (BH10 5LQ) in the last 12 months was 10.8 per 1,000 residents and was 87.4% lower than the Kinson average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dowlands Road (BH10 5LQ), the main crime hotspot is near St Boniface Gardens. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dowlands Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Elgar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doveshill Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearl Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Western Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillview Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Boniface Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Boniface Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Boniface Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Western Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barnes Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leedam Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Elgar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Elgar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marchwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marchwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barnes Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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