Total Crime Rate

89.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 89.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 32.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 6/10
  • Burglary 17.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Yarmouth Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Alderney & Bourne Valley , and the 330th 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 Yarmouth Road (BH12 1JN) in the last 12 months was 89.0 per 1,000 residents and was 17.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yarmouth Road (BH12 1JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cromer Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Yarmouth Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Yarmouth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Yarmouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cromer Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Yarmouth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yarmouth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Norman Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yarmouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornelia Crescent —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alby Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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