Total Crime Rate

15.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 15.6 2/10
  • Violent crimes 3.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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.
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Crime overview

Southill Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Canford Heath , and the 152nd 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 Southill Road (BH12 3AP) in the last 12 months was 15.6 per 1,000 residents and was 78.6% lower than the Canford Heath average (72.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southill Road (BH12 3AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wyvern Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ebor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Apollo Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stanfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stanfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Apollo Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stacey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stacey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wyvern Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunnyside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fortescue Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fortescue Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Burglary Fortescue Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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