Total Crime Rate

140.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 140.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 40.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 38.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Bournemouth Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Canford Cliffs , and the 181st highest crime rate of 1,180 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 Bournemouth Road (BH14 9HR) in the last 12 months was 140.3 per 1,000 residents and was 92.2% higher than the Canford Cliffs average (73.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bournemouth Road (BH14 9HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bournemouth Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashley Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Poole

Crime Over Time in Bournemouth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bournemouth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woking Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woking Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bournemouth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bournemouth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bournemouth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Langdon Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Alipore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Ashley Road Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 16 of 16

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑