Total Crime Rate

1682.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1682.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 494.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 410.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 286.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 112.4 10/10
  • Public order 73.0 10/10
  • Drugs 67.4 10/10
  • Other theft 59.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 47.8 10/10
  • Burglary 36.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 28.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 22.5 10/10
  • Robbery 16.9 10/10
  • Other crime 14.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
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

Chapel Lane area has the highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Poole Town , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 1,191 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 Chapel Lane (BH15 1NU) in the last 12 months was 1682.6 per 1,000 residents and was 959.0% higher than the Poole Town average (158.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 176 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 5 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 186 (≈ 522.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Lane (BH15 1NU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 160 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/89)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Hill Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Lifeboat Quay Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prosperous Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lifeboat Quay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lifeboat Quay Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whatleigh Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ferry Terminal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whatleigh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hill Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Orchard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Street —
Sep 2025Public order Whatleigh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whatleigh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ferry Terminal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferry Terminal Under investigation
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 2025Other theft Perry Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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