Total Crime Rate

333.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

127.9 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 333.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 127.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 123.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 95.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.5 10/10
  • Other theft 22.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.1 9/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Market Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Poole Town , and the 47th 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 Market Close (BH15 1NL) in the last 12 months was 333.3 per 1,000 residents and was 128.0% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 127.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Close (BH15 1NL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 118 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Market Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Serpentinf Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Orchard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Orchard Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dear Hay Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prosperous Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lifeboat Quay —
Apr 2026Robbery Lifeboat Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lifeboat Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lifeboat Quay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lifeboat Quay Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prosperous Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skinner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chapel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Market Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime South Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery South Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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