Total Crime Rate

527.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.6 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 527.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 355.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 105.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.3 10/10
  • Burglary 27.8 10/10
  • Public order 22.2 9/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • 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
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

Banks Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Canford Cliffs , and the 27th 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 Banks Road (BH13 7AS) in the last 12 months was 527.8 per 1,000 residents and was 622.9% higher than the Canford Cliffs average (73.0 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 105.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 90.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Banks Road (BH13 7AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ferry Way, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Banks Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salter Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brownsea Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferry Way —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ferry Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salter Road —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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