Total Crime Rate

35.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 35.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Webbs Way area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bearwood & Merley , and the 436th lowest crime rate of 1,191 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 Webbs Way (BH11 8RA) in the last 12 months was 35.7 per 1,000 residents and was 39.9% lower than the Bearwood & Merley average (59.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Webbs Way (BH11 8RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Downey Close, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fraser Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Webbs Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Noble Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Noble Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riggs Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riggs Gardens Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Riggs Gardens Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Downey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downey Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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