Total Crime Rate

148.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 148.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.2 5/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.9 9/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Furnell Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Poole Town , and the 174th 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 Furnell Road (BH15 1UT) in the last 12 months was 148.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% lower than the Poole Town average (158.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Furnell Road (BH15 1UT), the main crime hotspot is near Whatleigh Close. Police recorded 80 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 Furnell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taverner Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Perry Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vallis Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liberty Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liberty Way —
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 —
Sep 2025Burglary Lander Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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