Total Crime Rate

101.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 101.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Poole Lane area has the 18th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bearwood & Merley , and the 298th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poole Lane (BH11 9DR) in the last 12 months was 101.3 per 1,000 residents and was 70.4% higher 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 Public order with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poole Lane (BH11 9DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pilot Hight Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moore Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Poole Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Elmhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Zamek Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Creasey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elmhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Zamek Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Zamek Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Zamek Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poole Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Zamek Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pilot Hight Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paget Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Moore Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mandale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cunningham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime April Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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