Total Crime Rate

117.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 117.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 34.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Street area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Poole Town , and the 232nd highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Street (BH15 1LD) in the last 12 months was 117.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.0% lower 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (BH15 1LD), 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 West Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Orchard Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Quay —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dear Hay Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dear Hay Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Aubyns Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Market Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prosperous Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Paradise Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paradise Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thames Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prosperous Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prosperous Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slip Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Orchard Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barbers Piles Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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