Total Crime Rate

38.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 38.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 21.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.5 5/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Milestone Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Oakdale , and the 470th 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 Milestone Road (BH15 3DS) in the last 12 months was 38.9 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% higher than the Oakdale average (34.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milestone Road (BH15 3DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kings Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Simmonds Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Milestone Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Simmonds Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waverley Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hiley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paterson Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paterson Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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