Total Crime Rate

108.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.1 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 108.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Other theft 16.2 9/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Poole Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Alderney & Bourne Valley , and the 255th highest crime rate of 1,180 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 Poole Road (BH12 1AR) in the last 12 months was 108.1 per 1,000 residents and was 42.7% 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 10 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 ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poole Road (BH12 1AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 95 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pear Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Poole Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Apple Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pear Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Apple Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Apple Close Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Pear Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Poole Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pear Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Silver Birch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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