Total Crime Rate

49.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 49.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 15.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.3 3/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Ashley Road area has the 47th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Canford Heath , and the 574th lowest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashley Road (BH14 0BD) in the last 12 months was 49.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.4% lower than the Canford Heath average (72.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashley Road (BH14 0BD), the main crime hotspot is near Hillcrest Road. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Kipling Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Drugs Dansie Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillcrest Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Hillcrest Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hillcrest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenmount Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glenmount Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glenmount Drive —
Apr 2026Other crime Kipling Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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