Total Crime Rate
4.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Freshwater Drive area has the lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Hamworthy , and the 20th lowest 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 Freshwater Drive (BH15 4JE) in the last 12 months was 4.2 per 1,000 residents and was 94.2% 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Freshwater Drive (BH15 4JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hamworthy, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Junction Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Poole| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hamworthy | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hercules Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hoyal Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carters Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nathen Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nathen Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamworthy | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blandford Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Galloway Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dawkins Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hamworthy | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Dawkins Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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