Total Crime Rate

56.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 56.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 42nd highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Canford Heath , and the 539th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rossmore Road (BH12 3NG) in the last 12 months was 56.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.4% lower than the Canford Heath average (80.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 33.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -51.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rossmore Road (BH12 3NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 67 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 (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hobbs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herbert Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herbert Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bartlett Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Catherine Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Worbarrow Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyneham Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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