Total Crime Rate
73.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rossmore Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Canford Heath , and the 405th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rossmore Road (BH12 3HL) in the last 12 months was 73.1 per 1,000 residents and was 0.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rossmore Road (BH12 3HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (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 | Violence and sexual offences | Lincoln Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Stanfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stanfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lincoln Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Southill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stacey Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stacey Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunnyside Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Apollo Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Apollo Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bartlett Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ebor Road | Under investigation |
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