Total Crime Rate
19.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Spur Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Canford Cliffs , and the 202nd lowest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Spur Road (BH14 9LT) in the last 12 months was 19.2 per 1,000 residents and was 73.7% lower than the Canford Cliffs average (73.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Spur Road (BH14 9LT), the main crime hotspot is near Bournemouth Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Poole| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caledon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bournemouth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ponsonby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ponsonby Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ponsonby Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hardy Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bournemouth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bournemouth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Munster Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bournemouth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Alipore Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Palmerston Road | — |
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