Total Crime Rate

511.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 511.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 113.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 102.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.6 10/10
  • Other theft 68.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 51.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 28.4 10/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Other crime 11.4 10/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Poole Town , and the 25th highest crime rate of 1,191 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 High Street (BH15 1AE) in the last 12 months was 511.4 per 1,000 residents and was 221.9% higher than the Poole Town average (158.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 113.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (BH15 1AE), the main crime hotspot is near North Street. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Towngate Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hill Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hill Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lifeboat Quay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lifeboat Quay Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lifeboat Quay Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Slip Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Vanguard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chapel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chapel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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