Total Crime Rate
6.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shottsford Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Oakdale , and the 32nd lowest crime rate of 1,191 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 Shottsford Road (BH15 3DU) in the last 12 months was 6.5 per 1,000 residents and was 84.6% lower than the Oakdale average (42.6 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 2023. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shottsford Road (BH15 3DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Simmonds Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stokes Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Oakdale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shottsford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sherrin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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