Total Crime Rate

56.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 56.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Poole Lane area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bearwood & Merley , and the 541st highest 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 Poole Lane (BH11 9DP) in the last 12 months was 56.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4.9% lower than the Bearwood & Merley average (59.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poole Lane (BH11 9DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oxford Lane (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Poole Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lake Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fryer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A341 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Lake Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Summers Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Summers Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Summers Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millhams Road —

Data Sources

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