Crime Rates at Shaftesbury Road, Poole, BH15 2LT

Shaftesbury Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Poole Town , and the 536th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shaftesbury Road (BH15 2LT) in the last 12 months was 55.9 per 1,000 residents and was 61.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Road (BH15 2LT), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.