Total Crime Rate

206.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 206.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.9 10/10
  • Public order 19.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Brook Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Kinson , and the 111th 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 Brook Road (BH10 5NH) in the last 12 months was 206.2 per 1,000 residents and was 140.8% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 63.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 118.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brook Road (BH10 5NH), the main crime hotspot is near Highlands Crescent. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brook Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marchwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aldridge Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marchwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chaldecott Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plassey Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plassey Crescent —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Plassey Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearl Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burcombe Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Brook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Highlands Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Brook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highlands Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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