Total Crime Rate

165.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 165.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 48.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 41.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Robbery 8.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Poole Town , and the 144th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (BH15 1AU) in the last 12 months was 165.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.3% higher than the Poole Town average (146.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 48.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (BH15 1AU), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 133 crimes here, including 33 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poole Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prosperous Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prosperous Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prosperous Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whatleigh Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whatleigh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lagland Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chapel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lagland Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lagland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dear Hay Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dear Hay Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poole Bus Station
Apr 2026Other crime South Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery South Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hill Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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