Total Crime Rate

51.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 51.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Rigler Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Hamworthy , and the 586th highest 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 Rigler Road (BH15 4BN) in the last 12 months was 51.2 per 1,000 residents and was 30.1% lower than the Hamworthy average (73.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rigler Road (BH15 4BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shapwick Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stabler Way (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rigler Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blandford Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adams Close —
Apr 2026Public order Blandford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Rectory Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Old Rope Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blandford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shapwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shapwick Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Stone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stabler Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stabler Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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