Total Crime Rate

61.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 61.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 23.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.7 3/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Ponsonby Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Canford Cliffs , and the 488th 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 Ponsonby Road (BH14 9HE) in the last 12 months was 61.4 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% lower than the Canford Cliffs average (73.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ponsonby Road (BH14 9HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Carnegie Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crescent Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ponsonby Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardy Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palmerston Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vale Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Carnegie Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carnegie Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ponsonby Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ponsonby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ponsonby Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caledon Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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