Crime Rates at South Road, Poole, BH15 1PZ

South Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Poole Town , and the 68th 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 South Road (BH15 1PZ) in the last 12 months was 284.3 per 1,000 residents and was 78.9% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 120.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Road (BH15 1PZ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 141 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.