Total Crime Rate

250.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 250.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 104.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.5 10/10
  • Other theft 36.5 10/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blandford Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Hamworthy , and the 87th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blandford Road (BH15 4BD) in the last 12 months was 250.0 per 1,000 residents and was 238.2% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blandford Road (BH15 4BD), 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 Blandford 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 Adams Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norton Way —
Sep 2025Burglary Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broomhill Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ivor Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Old Rope Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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