Total Crime Rate

181.2 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 181.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 6/10
  • Drugs 14.5 9/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 14th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Poole Town , and the 133rd 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 Sterte Road (BH15 2AE) in the last 12 months was 181.2 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% higher 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 115.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sterte Road (BH15 2AE), the main crime hotspot is near Sterte Close. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sterte Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sterte Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West View Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Well Lane —
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 Holes Bay Road Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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