Total Crime Rate

57.1 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 57.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Kingsbridge Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canford Cliffs , and the 535th highest 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 Kingsbridge Road (BH14 8TL) in the last 12 months was 57.1 per 1,000 residents and was 20.6% lower than the Canford Cliffs average (72.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 38.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsbridge Road (BH14 8TL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heavytree Road, 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 Kingsbridge Road area

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

Data Sources

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