Total Crime Rate

340.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

130.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 340.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 130.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 84.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.3 10/10
  • Robbery 20.4 10/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Fancy Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Canford Heath , and the 44th 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 Fancy Road (BH12 4FB) in the last 12 months was 340.1 per 1,000 residents and was 368.8% higher than the Canford Heath average (72.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 130.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fancy Road (BH12 4FB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Yarrow Road, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theme/Adventure Park (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fancy Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fancy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yarrow Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yarrow Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theme/Adventure Park —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theme/Adventure Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theme/Adventure Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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