Total Crime Rate

60.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 60.2 6/10
  • Burglary 16.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 6.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.7 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Frost Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bearwood & Merley , and the 508th highest crime rate of 1,180 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 Frost Road (BH11 8HS) in the last 12 months was 60.2 per 1,000 residents and was 8.7% higher than the Bearwood & Merley average (55.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Frost Road (BH11 8HS), the main crime hotspot is near Hall Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Frost Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kimber Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Maclean Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Frost Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frost Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jephcote Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kimber Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mandale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Batchelor Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Batchelor Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nutley Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nutley Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nutley Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mandale Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mandale Road
Apr 2026Drugs Kimber Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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