Crime Rates at Sunnyside Road, Poole, BH12 2LQ

Sunnyside Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Alderney & Bourne Valley , and the 432nd 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 Sunnyside Road (BH12 2LQ) in the last 12 months was 35.4 per 1,000 residents and was 55.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunnyside Road (BH12 2LQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Churchill Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fortescue Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.