Crime Rates at Old Coastguard Road, Poole, BH13 7RL

Old Coastguard Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Canford Cliffs , and the 145th 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 Old Coastguard Road (BH13 7RL) in the last 12 months was 165.0 per 1,000 residents and was 125.9% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Coastguard Road (BH13 7RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ferry Way, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brownsea Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.