Total Crime Rate

69.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 69.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • 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
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

Wakely Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bearwood & Merley , and the 441st highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wakely Road (BH11 9EF) in the last 12 months was 69.0 per 1,000 residents and was 24.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakely Road (BH11 9EF), the main crime hotspot is near Oxford Lane. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wakely Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Summers Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wakely Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wakely Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wakely Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wakely Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durdells Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durdells Gardens —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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