Total Crime Rate

284.3 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 284.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 113.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.0 10/10
  • Other theft 26.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Perry Gardens 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 Perry Gardens (BH15 1QA) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Perry Gardens (BH15 1QA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Perry Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Gray'S Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gray'S Yard β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vallis Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liberty Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liberty Way β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chapel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Public order Ballard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whatleigh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Whatleigh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whatleigh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whatleigh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whatleigh Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chapel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chapel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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