Total Crime Rate

178.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 178.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.3 9/10
  • Public order 26.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.7 5/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Park Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Canford Cliffs , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park Road (BH14 0JP) in the last 12 months was 178.7 per 1,000 residents and was 144.7% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 74.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Road (BH14 0JP), the main crime hotspot is near Municipal Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willow Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Municipal Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Municipal Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Municipal Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Municipal Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Municipal Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Municipal Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Municipal Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Municipal Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Municipal Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chapel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenair Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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