Total Crime Rate

87.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 87.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lodge Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canford Cliffs , and the 345th 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 Lodge Close (BH14 9BD) in the last 12 months was 87.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 61.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lodge Close (BH14 9BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Douglas Gardens, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lodge Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Langley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Douglas Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crescent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crescent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Langley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Crescent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caledon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Highwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Douglas Gardens
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Becher Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Douglas Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Doyne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ponsonby Road
Sep 2025Public order Ponsonby Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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