Crime Rates at High Street, Poole, BH15 1AE

High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Poole Town , and the 30th 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 High Street (BH15 1AE) in the last 12 months was 471.6 per 1,000 residents and was 222.5% higher than the Poole Town average (146.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 136.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (BH15 1AE), the main crime hotspot is near North Street. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.