Total Crime Rate

34.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.6 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 34.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Cottage Gardens area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Canford Heath , and the 423rd lowest crime rate of 1,180 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 Cottage Gardens (BH12 3DL) in the last 12 months was 34.1 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% lower than the Canford Heath average (72.6 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottage Gardens (BH12 3DL), the main crime hotspot is near Randolph Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cottage Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Consort Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Consort Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastlake Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Consort Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weymouth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Creech Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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