Total Crime Rate
17.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fernside Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Canford Heath , and the 179th lowest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fernside Road (BH15 2QZ) in the last 12 months was 17.5 per 1,000 residents and was 75.9% lower than the Canford Heath average (72.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fernside Road (BH15 2QZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Municipal Road, where police recorded 32 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 | Vehicle crime | Verulam Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Municipal Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Houlton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alverton Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Verulam Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Municipal Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Municipal Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Municipal Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Municipal Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Municipal Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Municipal Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Municipal Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Municipal Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Danecourt Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
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