Total Crime Rate

241.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

133.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 241.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 133.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Serpentine Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Poole Town , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Serpentine Road (BH15 2BT) in the last 12 months was 241.7 per 1,000 residents and was 65.3% higher than the Poole Town average (146.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 133.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Serpentine Road (BH15 2BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 133 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Serpentine Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poole Bus Station
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sterte Esplanade Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poole Bus Station
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poole Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Poole Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poole Bus Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poole Bus Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poole Bus Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poole Bus Station
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poole Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denmark Lane Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denmark Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Serpentinf Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Denmark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denmark Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denmark Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denmark Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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