Total Crime Rate

22.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 22.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Victoria Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Canford Heath , and the 237th lowest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Road (BH12 3AB) in the last 12 months was 22.0 per 1,000 residents and was 72.7% lower than the Canford Heath average (80.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road (BH12 3AB), the main crime hotspot is near Chubbs Mews. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Crest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastlake Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chubbs Mews Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chubbs Mews Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chubbs Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gladstone Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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