Total Crime Rate

73.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 73.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Burglary 14.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Sandecotes Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canford Cliffs , and the 413th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandecotes Road (BH14 8NU) in the last 12 months was 73.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% higher 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandecotes Road (BH14 8NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ledgard Close, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingsbridge Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandecotes Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Torbay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Flambard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ledgard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warwick Road
Sep 2025Other theft Highmoor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parkside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Overbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Osborne Road

Data Sources

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