Total Crime Rate

161.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 161.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cliff Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canford Cliffs , and the 156th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cliff Drive (BH13 7JD) in the last 12 months was 161.2 per 1,000 residents and was 123.8% higher than the Canford Cliffs average (72.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 113.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cliff Drive (BH13 7JD), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cliff Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Flaghead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flaghead Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Under investigation
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Data Sources

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