Total Crime Rate

100.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 100.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Boldre Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Alderney & Bourne Valley , and the 290th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Boldre Close (BH12 2HP) in the last 12 months was 100.3 per 1,000 residents and was 32.4% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boldre Close (BH12 2HP), the main crime hotspot is near Wyvern Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Boldre Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbury Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilda Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wyvern Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turbary Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chideock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chideock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chideock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turbary Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fortescue Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fortescue Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fortescue Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Apollo Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Apollo Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanfield Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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