Crime Rates at Dear Hay Lane, Poole, BH15 1NZ

Dear Hay 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 Dear Hay Lane (BH15 1NZ) 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 Dear Hay Lane (BH15 1NZ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.