Total Crime Rate

60.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 60.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Palfrey Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Kinson , and the 504th highest crime rate of 1,191 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 Palfrey Road (BH10 6DN) in the last 12 months was 60.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.4% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palfrey Road (BH10 6DN), the main crime hotspot is near Etches Close. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Palfrey Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Gillam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Etches Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Burglary Leybourne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palfrey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northbourne Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadhurst Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wakefield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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