Total Crime Rate
1682.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dolphin Centre 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 Dolphin Centre (BH15 1ST) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 Dolphin Centre (BH15 1ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 177 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (49 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Poole Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vanguard Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Vanguard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Vanguard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Vanguard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingland Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingland Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingland Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingland Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Globe Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Globe Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Globe Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Liberty Way | β |
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