Total Crime Rate

27.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 27.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ledgard Close area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canford Cliffs , and the 321st lowest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ledgard Close (BH14 0HG) in the last 12 months was 27.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.6% lower than the Canford Cliffs average (72.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 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 Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ledgard Close (BH14 0HG), the main crime hotspot is near Pearson Avenue. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ledgard Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ledgard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parkside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Highmoor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wyndham Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dansie Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Osborne Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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