Total Crime Rate

55.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 55.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 18.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.7 4/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Spicer Lane area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bearwood & Merley , and the 546th highest crime rate of 1,180 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 Spicer Lane (BH11 9RH) in the last 12 months was 55.2 per 1,000 residents and was 0.5% lower than the Bearwood & Merley average (55.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spicer Lane (BH11 9RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spicer Lane, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hull Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Spicer Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Deepdene Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Oaks Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hull Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hull Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Runnymede Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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