Total Crime Rate

447.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 447.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 189.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.4 9/10
  • Burglary 29.1 10/10
  • Other theft 29.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.3 10/10
  • Public order 20.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.2 10/10
  • Robbery 10.9 9/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

St Georges Drive area has the highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bearwood & Merley , and the 29th 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 St Georges Drive (BH11 8NZ) in the last 12 months was 447.3 per 1,000 residents and was 652.5% higher than the Bearwood & Merley average (59.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 104 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -52.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 107.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Georges Drive (BH11 8NZ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 164 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Georges Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wescott Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Georges Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldenleas Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stillmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paddington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paddington Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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