Total Crime Rate

260.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

201.5 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 260.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 201.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 186.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Other theft 18.3 9/10
  • Public order 14.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cliff Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Canford Cliffs , and the 74th highest crime rate of 1,180 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 260.1 per 1,000 residents and was 256.2% higher than the Canford Cliffs average (73.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 201.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 96.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cliff Drive (BH13 7JD), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 55 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 (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Circle —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flaghead Chine Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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