Total Crime Rate

253.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 253.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 92.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 64.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Public order 14.6 9/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 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 7th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Poole Town , and the 76th 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 1BT) in the last 12 months was 253.1 per 1,000 residents and was 73.1% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 92.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (BH15 1BT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 23 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 2026Vehicle crime Chapel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lagland Street —
Apr 2026Public order Skinner Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lagland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lagland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lucas Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skinner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lagland Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dear Hay Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Paradise Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barbers Piles 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 Paradise Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Globe Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skinner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thames Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fishermans Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slip Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dear Hay Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Orchard Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Quay —

Data Sources

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