Total Crime Rate
325.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Frost Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bearwood & Merley , and the 53rd 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 Frost Road (BH11 8HP) in the last 12 months was 325.3 per 1,000 residents and was 447.2% higher than the Bearwood & Merley average (59.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 193.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Frost Road (BH11 8HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Teal Close, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hall Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bearwood & Merley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Teal Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Frost Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maclean Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maclean Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nutley Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nutley Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Teal Close | Under investigation |
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