Crime Rates at Cliff Drive, Poole, BH13 7JE

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 7JE) 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 7JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meriden Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Circle (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.