Total Crime Rate

178.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 178.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 41.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.8 8/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 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

Rossmore Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Alderney & Bourne Valley , and the 136th highest crime rate of 1,191 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 Rossmore Road (BH12 2HQ) in the last 12 months was 178.6 per 1,000 residents and was 126.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -52.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rossmore Road (BH12 2HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Arne Avenue. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rossmore Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Marline Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Central Avenue Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arne Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arne Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arne Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arne Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arne Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Mills Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fortescue Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Melbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Mills Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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