Total Crime Rate

10.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.1 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 10.1 1/10
  • Violent crimes 6.1 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Johnston Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Canford Heath , and the 82nd lowest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Johnston Road (BH15 3HS) in the last 12 months was 10.1 per 1,000 residents and was 86.0% 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. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -95.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Johnston Road (BH15 3HS), the main crime hotspot is near Learoyd Road. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Johnston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trigon Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curlieu Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Benson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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