Crime Rates at Pound Close, Poole, BH15 3RX

Pound Close area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Canford Heath , and the 65th 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 Pound Close (BH15 3RX) in the last 12 months was 8.8 per 1,000 residents and was 87.8% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pound Close (BH15 3RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jellicoe Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Felton Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.