Total Crime Rate

147.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 147.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 60.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 15.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashley Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Canford Cliffs , and the 173rd highest 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 Ashley Road (BH14 9BS) in the last 12 months was 147.0 per 1,000 residents and was 101.3% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 60.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashley Road (BH14 9BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Redlands, where police recorded 75 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.

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Crime Over Time in Ashley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Langley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Redlands Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Redlands Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Douglas Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Douglas Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Douglas Gardens Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Douglas Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Francis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Langley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Francis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bountys Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwynne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Langley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Gwynne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Redlands Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Redlands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Archway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vale Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Davis Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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