Total Crime Rate
122.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
51.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Zamek Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bearwood & Merley , and the 210th highest crime rate of 1,180 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 Zamek Close (BH11 9EP) in the last 12 months was 122.5 per 1,000 residents and was 121.0% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -13.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 51.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Zamek Close (BH11 9EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Poole Lane, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Teal Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bournemouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Durdells Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Zamek Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Poole Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Poole Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Poole Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Turnbull Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Youngs Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Durdells Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Deacon Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poole Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Anchor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Anchor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Holloway Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Teal Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Teal Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Teal Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Teal Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Poole Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Youngs Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | West Howe Close | Under investigation |
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