Total Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 125.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 48.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 41.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.2 7/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sterte Close area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Poole Town , and the 203rd highest crime rate of 1,180 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 Close (BH15 2AX) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.5% lower than the Poole Town average (146.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sterte Close (BH15 2AX), the main crime hotspot is near Sterte Close. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sterte Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sterte Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sterte Esplanade Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sterte Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sterte Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sterte Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sterte Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sterte Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West View Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sterte Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West View Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sterte Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sterte Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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