Total Crime Rate

40.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.6 4/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Wellington Road area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canford Cliffs , and the 488th lowest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellington Road (BH14 9LF) in the last 12 months was 40.2 per 1,000 residents and was 44.2% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Road (BH14 9LF), the main crime hotspot is near Bournemouth Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glengariff Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bournemouth Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parkside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glengariff Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bournemouth Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Torbay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Overbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bournemouth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bournemouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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