Total Crime Rate
58.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Churchfield Crescent area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Poole Town , and the 520th 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 Churchfield Crescent (BH15 2QS) in the last 12 months was 58.7 per 1,000 residents and was 59.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 10.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Churchfield Crescent (BH15 2QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parish Road, where police recorded 17 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.
View Crime In Poole| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Verulam Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Verulam Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parish Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parish Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Birds Hill Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parkstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Danecourt Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Houlton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alverton Avenue | — |
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