Total Crime Rate

285.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 285.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 110.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.7 8/10
  • Public order 20.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hill Crest Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Canford Heath , and the 66th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hill Crest Road (BH12 3LA) in the last 12 months was 285.2 per 1,000 residents and was 254.1% higher than the Canford Heath average (80.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 75.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hill Crest Road (BH12 3LA), the main crime hotspot is near Hillcrest Road. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hill Crest Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kipling Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kipling Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillcrest Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillcrest Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hillcrest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hillcrest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hillcrest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lacey Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Springfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Croft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wayne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackburn Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blackburn Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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