Total Crime Rate

81.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 81.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Galloway Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Hamworthy , and the 365th highest crime rate of 1,191 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 Galloway Road (BH15 4JS) in the last 12 months was 81.8 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% higher 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Galloway Road (BH15 4JS), the main crime hotspot is near Rice Gardens. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Galloway Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rice Gardens —
Sep 2025Public order Hamworthy Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rice Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Rice Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamworthy —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rice Gardens —
Sep 2025Public order Rice Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamworthy Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Junction Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Junction Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goathorn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dawkins Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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