Total Crime Rate

237.7 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

112.1 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 237.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 112.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.8 9/10
  • Public order 40.4 10/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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 North area has the 10th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Poole Town , and the 89th 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 North (BH15 1EA) in the last 12 months was 237.7 per 1,000 residents and was 62.5% higher than the Poole Town average (146.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (β‰ˆ 112.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street North (BH15 1EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 133 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street North area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingland Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poole Bus Station β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poole Bus Station β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poole Bus Station β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poole Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station β€”
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Poole Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poole Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poole Bus Station β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Shoplifting Serpentinf Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poole Bus Station β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poole Bus Station β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poole Bus Station β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denmark Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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