Total Crime Rate

12.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 12.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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 14th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bearwood & Merley , and the 92nd 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 Poole Lane (BH11 9DT) in the last 12 months was 12.0 per 1,000 residents and was 79.8% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poole Lane (BH11 9DT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Teal Close, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hall Road (18 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 (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Teal Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nutley Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Teal Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nutley Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frost Road —
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Data Sources

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