Crime Rates at Houlton Road, Poole, BH15 2LN

Houlton Road area has the lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Poole Town , and the 58th lowest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Houlton Road (BH15 2LN) in the last 12 months was 7.9 per 1,000 residents and was 94.6% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Houlton Road (BH15 2LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Mary'S Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A35 (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.