Total Crime Rate

369.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

170.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 369.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 170.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 153.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.8 10/10
  • Other theft 34.1 10/10
  • Burglary 28.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.7 10/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lydford Gardens area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bearwood & Merley , and the 40th highest crime rate of 1,180 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 Lydford Gardens (BH11 8TB) in the last 12 months was 369.3 per 1,000 residents and was 566.6% higher than the Bearwood & Merley average (55.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 170.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lydford Gardens (BH11 8TB), the main crime hotspot is near Cunningham Crescent. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lydford Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Daws Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Verney Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Verney Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lydford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Verney Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cunningham Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cunningham Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cunningham Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turbary Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Turbary Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turbary Park Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Verney Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willow Tree Rise —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Verney Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Verney Close —
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Data Sources

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