Total Crime Rate

36.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 36.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 12.1 3/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Khyber Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Alderney & Bourne Valley , and the 450th 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 Khyber Road (BH12 2DG) in the last 12 months was 36.3 per 1,000 residents and was 52.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Khyber Road (BH12 2DG), the main crime hotspot is near Shelley Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Poole

Crime Over Time in Khyber Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heatherlands Rise
Apr 2026Other theft Khyber Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Carnegie Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heatherlands Rise
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardy Road
Apr 2026Burglary Shelley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Layton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Carlton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Khyber Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shelley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shelley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palmerston Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Madeira Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norrish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carnegie Close Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.