Total Crime Rate

163.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.8 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 163.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 41.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 22.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

St Margarets Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Poole Town , and the 150th 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 St Margarets Road (BH15 2DN) in the last 12 months was 163.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% higher than the Poole Town average (146.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Margarets Road (BH15 2DN), the main crime hotspot is near Denmark Lane. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Margarets Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denmark Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denmark Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Canford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Canford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Margaret'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Margaret'S Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Margaret'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B3093 —
Apr 2026Other crime Tatnam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Tatnam Road 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Denmark Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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