Crime Rates at Lake Road, Poole, BH15 4LE

Lake Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Hamworthy , and the 477th 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 Lake Road (BH15 4LE) in the last 12 months was 62.9 per 1,000 residents and was 14.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 160.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 160.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lake Road (BH15 4LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blandford Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manton Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.