Total Crime Rate

60.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 60.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 47.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Clovers area has the 37th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Alderney & Bourne Valley , and the 502nd 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 The Clovers (BH12 5DF) in the last 12 months was 60.8 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 22.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Clovers (BH12 5DF), the main crime hotspot is near Canford Road. Police recorded 126 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Clovers area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Canford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bascott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Canford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mossley Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Park Road
Apr 2026Other theft Highmoor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Highmoor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mossley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bascott Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rodney Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fraser Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A3049 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary A3049 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canford Road
Apr 2026Robbery Canford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sunnymoor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Canford Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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