Total Crime Rate

12.6 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 12.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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

Timothy Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Kinson , and the 98th 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 Timothy Close (BH10 5PB) in the last 12 months was 12.6 per 1,000 residents and was 85.3% lower than the Kinson average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Timothy Close (BH10 5PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Etches Close, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kinson Grove (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Timothy Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Howton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Etches Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vernalls Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vernalls Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vernalls Gardens
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leedam Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Gillam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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