Crime Rates at Ringwood Road, Poole, BH12 3LH

Ringwood Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Canford Heath , and the 481st 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 Ringwood Road (BH12 3LH) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.9% lower than the Canford Heath average (72.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 11.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ringwood Road (BH12 3LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ringwood Road, where police recorded 30 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.