Total Crime Rate
23.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stokes Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Oakdale , and the 262nd lowest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Stokes Avenue (BH15 2EB) in the last 12 months was 23.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.2% lower than the Oakdale average (34.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stokes Avenue (BH15 2EB), the main crime hotspot is near St Margaret'S Road. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Poole| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Margaret'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Tatnam Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Margaret'S Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Tatnam Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Simmonds Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Margaret'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B3093 | — |
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