Total Crime Rate
32.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Uppleby Road area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Canford Heath , and the 400th 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 Uppleby Road (BH12 3DF) in the last 12 months was 32.9 per 1,000 residents and was 59.1% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Uppleby Road (BH12 3DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wesley Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lawson Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Canford Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gladstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crest Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wesley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wesley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastlake Avenue | Under investigation |
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