Total Crime Rate

290.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 290.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.4 10/10
  • Other theft 18.0 9/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 5.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wimborne Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Poole Town , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 1,191 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 Wimborne Road (BH15 2FL) in the last 12 months was 290.5 per 1,000 residents and was 82.8% higher 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 128.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wimborne Road (BH15 2FL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 177 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (49 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wimborne Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft High Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denmark Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Margaret'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Margaret'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Margaret'S Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denmark Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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