Total Crime Rate

122.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 122.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.9 9/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

New Orchard area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Poole Town , and the 224th highest crime rate of 1,191 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 New Orchard (BH15 1ND) in the last 12 months was 122.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 53.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Orchard (BH15 1ND), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 112 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 New Orchard area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Hill Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Quay Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ferry Terminal
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Orchard
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prosperous Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chapel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chapel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chapel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chapel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Chapel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lagland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hill Street
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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