Total Crime Rate

8.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 8.9 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Tennyson Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canford Cliffs , and the 54th lowest crime rate of 1,191 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 Tennyson Road (BH14 8AY) in the last 12 months was 8.9 per 1,000 residents and was 87.7% lower than the Canford Cliffs average (72.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tennyson Road (BH14 8AY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 30 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 Tennyson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Britannia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glenair Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Glenair Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Peters Mews —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chapel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chapel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Peters Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Britannia Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Buckholme Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Old School Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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