Total Crime Rate

409.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

131.7 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 409.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 156.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 131.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.2 10/10
  • Other theft 22.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 22.0 7/10
  • Drugs 17.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ling Road area has the highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Canford Heath , and the 33rd 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 Ling Road (BH12 4PY) in the last 12 months was 409.8 per 1,000 residents and was 464.8% higher than the Canford Heath average (72.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 131.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ling Road (BH12 4PY), the main crime hotspot is near Theme/Adventure Park. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ling Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theme/Adventure Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yarrow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theme/Adventure Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theme/Adventure Park —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fancy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Shoplifting 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 Yarrow Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yarrow Road —
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Data Sources

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