Crime Rates at Gussage Road, Poole, BH12 4AZ

Gussage Road area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Alderney & Bourne Valley , and the 539th highest crime rate of 1,180 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 Gussage Road (BH12 4AZ) in the last 12 months was 55.4 per 1,000 residents and was 26.9% lower than the Alderney & Bourne Valley average (75.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gussage Road (BH12 4AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cashmoor Close, where police recorded 156 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arne Avenue (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.