Total Crime Rate

471.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

136.4 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 471.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 136.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 62.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 51.1 10/10
  • Other theft 45.5 10/10
  • Drugs 34.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 28.4 10/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 17.1 6/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.7 7/10
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

Lifeboat Quay area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Poole Town , and the 30th 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 Lifeboat Quay (BH15 1LS) in the last 12 months was 471.6 per 1,000 residents and was 222.5% higher than the Poole Town average (146.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 136.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lifeboat Quay (BH15 1LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hill Street, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dear Hay Lane (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lifeboat Quay area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poole Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lifeboat Quay Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chapel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Market Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Poole Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sterte Esplanade Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Aubyns Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vanguard Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lifeboat Quay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dear Hay Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lifeboat Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lifeboat Quay —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slip Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dear Hay Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lifeboat Quay Under investigation
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Data Sources

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