Total Crime Rate

421.6 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 421.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 196.1 10/10
  • Public order 75.2 10/10
  • Other theft 45.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Kingston Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Poole Town , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingston Road (BH15 2LW) in the last 12 months was 421.6 per 1,000 residents and was 165.3% 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 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 274.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingston Road (BH15 2LW), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 73 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kingston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Road —
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parish Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parish Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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