Total Crime Rate

343.9 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 343.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 124.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 31.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.8 10/10
  • Other theft 19.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.1 9/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 6/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Rossmore Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Canford Heath , and the 46th 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 Rossmore Road (BH12 3NE) in the last 12 months was 343.9 per 1,000 residents and was 327.0% higher than the Canford Heath average (80.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 104.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rossmore Road (BH12 3NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Herbert Place, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tyneham Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rossmore Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Worbarrow Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hobbs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Maureen Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maureen Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyneham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herbert Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Catherine Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herbert Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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