Total Crime Rate

46.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 46.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Library Road area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Alderney & Bourne Valley , and the 547th lowest 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 Library Road (BH12 2BG) in the last 12 months was 46.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.4% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Library Road (BH12 2BG), the main crime hotspot is near Douglas Gardens. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Library Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Douglas Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Douglas Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gwynne Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Douglas Gardens —
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Central Avenue Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

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