Total Crime Rate
144.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
57.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Plantagenet Crescent area has the 8th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Alderney & Bourne Valley , and the 177th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Plantagenet Crescent (BH11 9PL) in the last 12 months was 144.2 per 1,000 residents and was 90.4% higher than the Alderney & Bourne Valley average (75.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 57.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Plantagenet Crescent (BH11 9PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near King John Close, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Monks Way (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bearwood & Merley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Plantaganet Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | King John Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Monks Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Monks Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Viscount Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marquis Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marquis Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Plantagenet Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | King John Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King John Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Plantagenet Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Plantaganet Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plantaganet Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Viscount Close | Under investigation |
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