Crime Rates at Vale Road, Poole, BH14 9BL

Vale Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Canford Cliffs , and the 589th lowest crime rate of 1,180 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 Vale Road (BH14 9BL) in the last 12 months was 50.4 per 1,000 residents and was 31.0% lower than the Canford Cliffs average (73.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vale Road (BH14 9BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Langley Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Becher Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.