Total Crime Rate

12.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.2 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 12.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 3.2 1/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Walton Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Canford Heath , and the 121st 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 Walton Road (BH15 3PA) in the last 12 months was 12.7 per 1,000 residents and was 82.5% lower than the Canford Heath average (72.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes 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.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walton Road (BH15 3PA), the main crime hotspot is near Hillcrest Road. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Franks Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tolstoi Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blackburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hilton Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hilton Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Franks Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kinson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kinson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sea View Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillcrest Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Hillcrest Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hillcrest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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