Crime Rates at Fancy Road, Poole, BH12 4FB

Fancy Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Canford Heath , and the 44th 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 Fancy Road (BH12 4FB) in the last 12 months was 357.6 per 1,000 residents and was 344.0% higher than the Canford Heath average (80.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -48.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 139.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fancy Road (BH12 4FB), the main crime hotspot is near Theme/Adventure Park. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.