Total Crime Rate

75.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.0 7/10
  • Burglary 32.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 10.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Anstey Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bearwood & Merley , and the 407th highest crime rate of 1,191 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 Anstey Road (BH11 9HG) in the last 12 months was 75.0 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% higher than the Bearwood & Merley average (59.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Anstey Road (BH11 9HG), the main crime hotspot is near Teal Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Anstey Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Teal Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Zamek Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linmead Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linmead Drive —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Creasey 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 2025Criminal damage and arson Zamek Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Teal Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Anchor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Anchor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Anchor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Anchor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Anchor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Anchor Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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