Total Crime Rate

142.4 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 142.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.3 10/10
  • Other theft 20.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Burglary 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

Sterte Avenue area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Poole Town , and the 183rd 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 Avenue (BH15 2AP) in the last 12 months was 142.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.4% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 72.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sterte Avenue (BH15 2AP), 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 Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sterte Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West View Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sterte Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sterte Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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