Total Crime Rate

1522.5 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

446.6 per 1,000 10/10 Β· 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 1522.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 547.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 446.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 362.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 196.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 73.0 10/10
  • Drugs 67.4 10/10
  • Other theft 53.4 10/10
  • Public order 50.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 44.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 42.1 10/10
  • Burglary 22.5 10/10
  • Robbery 22.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 19.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.2 10/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Poole Town , and the 3rd 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 1DA) in the last 12 months was 1522.5 per 1,000 residents and was 941.2% 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 195 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 159 (β‰ˆ 446.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (BH15 1DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 103 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Street (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thames Street β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prosperous Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dear Hay Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prosperous Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prosperous Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lagland Street β€”
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Fishermans Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lagland Street β€”
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lagland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lagland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chapel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Street β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Skinner Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skinner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skinner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Road β€”
Apr 2026Robbery South Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime South Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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