Total Crime Rate

39.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.7 3/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Sterte Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Poole Town , and the 476th lowest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sterte Road (BH15 2AB) in the last 12 months was 39.3 per 1,000 residents and was 75.3% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sterte Road (BH15 2AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lifeboat Quay, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sterte Close (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sterte Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West View Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lifeboat Quay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sterte Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Lifeboat Quay Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lifeboat Quay Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sterte Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sterte Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sterte Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sterte Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Poole —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Towngate Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stadium Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stadium Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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