Total Crime Rate

90.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.4 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 90.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Loch Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Canford Cliffs , and the 327th 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 Loch Road (BH14 9EX) in the last 12 months was 90.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.7% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 48.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Loch Road (BH14 9EX), the main crime hotspot is near Shelley Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Loch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vale Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ponsonby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Carnegie Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carnegie Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Burglary Shelley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Shelley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shelley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Khyber Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Davis Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Khyber Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Layton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palmerston Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ponsonby Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ponsonby Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardy Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Douglas Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Douglas Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Douglas Gardens Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Douglas Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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