Total Crime Rate

280.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 280.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 118.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.6 9/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Robbery 7.2 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cunningham Crescent area has the 6th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bearwood & Merley , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cunningham Crescent (BH11 8DP) in the last 12 months was 280.6 per 1,000 residents and was 406.5% higher than the Bearwood & Merley average (55.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 371.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 79.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cunningham Crescent (BH11 8DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cunningham Place, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cunningham Crescent (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cunningham Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cunningham Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ritchie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cunningham Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cunningham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cunningham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cunningham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cunningham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grower Gardens —
Apr 2026Burglary Gort Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mount Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Moore Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cunningham Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moore Avenue —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons South Kinson Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rochester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochester Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cunningham Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cunningham Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cunningham Crescent —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cunningham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cunningham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Verney Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cunningham Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Verney Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cunningham Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willow Tree Rise —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Verney Close —
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Data Sources

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