Total Crime Rate

144.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 144.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 57.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.6 10/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Plantagenet 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.

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Crime Over Time in Plantagenet Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Plantaganet Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting King John Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Monks Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monks Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Viscount Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marquis Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marquis Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plantagenet Crescent
Apr 2026Shoplifting King John Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King John Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plantagenet Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Plantaganet Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantaganet Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Viscount Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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