Crime Rates at Princess Road, Poole, BH12 1BG

Princess Road area has the 41st highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Alderney & Bourne Valley , and the 475th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Princess Road (BH12 1BG) in the last 12 months was 64.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% lower than the Alderney & Bourne Valley average (79.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princess Road (BH12 1BG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 117 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.