Total Crime Rate

141.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 141.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 7/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • 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

Ashley Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canford Cliffs , and the 185th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashley Road (BH14 9BT) in the last 12 months was 141.9 per 1,000 residents and was 97.1% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 77.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashley Road (BH14 9BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Redlands, where police recorded 92 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Douglas Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Redlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Douglas Gardens
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crescent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Langley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gwynne Road
Sep 2025Other theft Highwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Redlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Redlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Redlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Redlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Becher Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Douglas Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Crescent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Doyne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Langley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crescent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Redlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Redlands Under investigation

Data Sources

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