Total Crime Rate
202.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
102.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Charmouth Grove area has the 8th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Canford Heath , and the 112th 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 Charmouth Grove (BH14 0LP) in the last 12 months was 202.2 per 1,000 residents and was 178.7% higher than the Canford Heath average (72.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 102.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Charmouth Grove (BH14 0LP), the main crime hotspot is near Chalice Close. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Poole| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherry Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Approach Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parr Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parr Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parr Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peters Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chalice Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chalice Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chalice Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Approach Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Approach Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glenair Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Commercial Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Commercial Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Old School Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old School Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chapel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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