Total Crime Rate

251.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 251.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 52.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.9 9/10
  • Public order 18.8 9/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Poole Town , and the 85th highest crime rate of 1,191 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 1EH) in the last 12 months was 251.1 per 1,000 residents and was 58.0% higher than the Poole Town average (158.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 104.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (BH15 1EH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 36 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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Orchard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chapel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fishermans Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Fishermans Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lagland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Chapel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chapel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chapel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chapel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Gray'S Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gray'S Yard
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Quay Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prosperous Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ferry Terminal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ferry Terminal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fishermans Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paradise Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ferry Terminal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Globe Lane
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Globe Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Globe Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paradise Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Globe Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Globe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Globe Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fishermans Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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