Total Crime Rate

284.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

119.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 284.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 119.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 100.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.3 10/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.1 9/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Quay area has the 6th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Poole Town , and the 61st 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 The Quay (BH15 1HS) in the last 12 months was 284.6 per 1,000 residents and was 94.6% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 119.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Quay (BH15 1HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prosperous Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Quay area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Fishermans Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dear Hay Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prosperous Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Aubyns Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lagland Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lagland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lagland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fishermans Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Market Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dear Hay Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prosperous Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lucas Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Quay —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barbers Piles Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Paradise Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paradise Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thames Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prosperous Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lagland Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Fishermans Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Orchard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Orchard Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gray'S Yard —
Apr 2026Other theft Hill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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