Crime Rates at Old Wareham Road, Poole, BH12 4QN

Old Wareham 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 Old Wareham Road (BH12 4QN) 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 Old Wareham Road (BH12 4QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cynthia Close (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.