Total Crime Rate

93.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 93.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 56.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Old School Place area has the 11th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Hamworthy , and the 315th highest crime rate of 1,180 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 Old School Place (BH15 4FB) in the last 12 months was 93.7 per 1,000 residents and was 27.9% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 56.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old School Place (BH15 4FB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blandford Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old School Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Old Rope Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Blandford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old School Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lanark Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blandford Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blandford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Rectory Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bayside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saxon Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westport Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Legion Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hounslow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Legion Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lanark Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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