Total Crime Rate

213.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 213.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 144.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 31.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rossmore Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Canford Heath , and the 105th highest crime rate of 1,180 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 3NL) in the last 12 months was 213.9 per 1,000 residents and was 194.8% higher than the Canford Heath average (72.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rossmore Road (BH12 3NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Polperro Place (8 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 (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Worbarrow Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trinidad Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stacey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stacey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berkeley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berkeley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hobbs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hobbs Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Worrell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Worbarrow Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dudley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bartlett Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dudley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Grace Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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