Total Crime Rate

155.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 155.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 44.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.4 9/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hornbeam Square area has the 15th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Poole Town , and the 157th 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 Hornbeam Square (BH15 1RB) in the last 12 months was 155.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.6% higher than the Poole Town average (146.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 44.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hornbeam Square (BH15 1RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingland Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hornbeam Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingland Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phippard Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Seager Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kingland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seldown Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Seldown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornbeam Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walking Field Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Labrador Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seager Way

Data Sources

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