Crime Rates at Dereham Way, Poole, BH12 1LZ

Dereham Way area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Alderney & Bourne Valley , and the 566th 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 Dereham Way (BH12 1LZ) in the last 12 months was 54.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dereham Way (BH12 1LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boyd Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.