Crime Rates at Seldown Lane, Poole, BH15 1TW

Seldown Lane area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Poole Town , and the 235th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Seldown Lane (BH15 1TW) in the last 12 months was 119.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% lower than the Poole Town average (158.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seldown Lane (BH15 1TW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 129 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.