Total Crime Rate

44.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • 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
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Freshwater Drive area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Hamworthy , and the 536th lowest crime rate of 1,191 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 Freshwater Drive (BH15 4HG) in the last 12 months was 44.3 per 1,000 residents and was 40.1% lower than the Hamworthy average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Freshwater Drive (BH15 4HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blandford Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hamworthy (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Freshwater Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamworthy —
Sep 2025Public order Hamworthy Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamworthy Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dawkins Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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