Total Crime Rate

6.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 6.5 1/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mellstock Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Oakdale , and the 40th lowest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mellstock Road (BH15 3DN) in the last 12 months was 6.5 per 1,000 residents and was 81.2% lower than the Oakdale average (34.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Mellstock Road (BH15 3DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Simmonds Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tatnam Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mellstock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Simmonds Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Connell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hiley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Tatnam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Tatnam Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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