Crime Rates at Library Road, Poole, BH12 2BE

Library Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Alderney & Bourne Valley , and the 198th lowest crime rate of 1,180 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 Library Road (BH12 2BE) in the last 12 months was 18.9 per 1,000 residents and was 75.0% lower than the Alderney & Bourne Valley average (75.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Library Road (BH12 2BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gwynne Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crescent Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.