Crime Rates at Ballard Close, Poole, BH15 1UH

Ballard Close area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Poole Town , and the 279th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ballard Close (BH15 1UH) in the last 12 months was 102.6 per 1,000 residents and was 29.9% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ballard Close (BH15 1UH), the main crime hotspot is near Whatleigh Close. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.