Crime Rates at Runton Road, Poole, BH12 1NX

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

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Runton Road (BH12 1NX) in the last 12 months was 367.1 per 1,000 residents and was 365.0% higher than the Alderney & Bourne Valley average (79.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Runton Road (BH12 1NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Redlands, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gwynne Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.