Total Crime Rate

130.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 130.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shapwick Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Hamworthy , and the 206th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shapwick Road (BH15 4AP) in the last 12 months was 130.1 per 1,000 residents and was 76.0% higher than the Hamworthy average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 44.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shapwick Road (BH15 4AP), the main crime hotspot is near Station Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shapwick Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Adams Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ivor Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Old Rope Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Adams Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broomhill Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norton Way —
Sep 2025Burglary Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
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Data Sources

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