Total Crime Rate
163.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
97.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rosemary Gardens area has the 11th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Canford Heath , and the 149th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rosemary Gardens (BH12 3HF) in the last 12 months was 163.6 per 1,000 residents and was 125.6% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 97.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rosemary Gardens (BH12 3HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cynthia Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Poole| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Madeline Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ringwood Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ringwood Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ringwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Franks Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Franks Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ringwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haskells Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haskells Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fancy Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lavinia Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cynthia Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kimmeridge Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aldersgate Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
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