Total Crime Rate

78.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.3 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 78.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Galloway Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Hamworthy , and the 378th 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 Galloway Road (BH15 4JS) in the last 12 months was 78.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Galloway Road (BH15 4JS), the main crime hotspot is near Rice Gardens. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 23 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 (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blandford Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goathorn Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rice Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dawkins Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Dawkins Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turlin Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goathorn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goathorn Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rice Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carters Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rice Gardens —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hamworthy Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hamworthy Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamworthy —
Apr 2026Public order Rice Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rice Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rice Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Galloway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rice Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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