Total Crime Rate

42.0 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· 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 42.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Victoria Road area has the 51st lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Canford Heath , and the 509th lowest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Road (BH12 3BB) in the last 12 months was 42.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% lower than the Canford Heath average (80.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (β‰ˆ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road (BH12 3BB), 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gladstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Randolph Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wesley Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wesley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chubbs Mews Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearson Avenue Under investigation
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 2025Criminal damage and arson Richmond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weymouth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Weymouth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Crest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashley Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Salisbury Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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