Total Crime Rate

124.1 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 124.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Duck Lane area has the 14th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bearwood & Merley , and the 221st 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 Duck Lane (BH11 9JL) in the last 12 months was 124.1 per 1,000 residents and was 108.7% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 53.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Duck Lane (BH11 9JL), 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 Duck Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nutley Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Teal Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Teal Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frost Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nutley Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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