Total Crime Rate

33.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 33.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 20.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Harkwood Drive area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Hamworthy , and the 417th 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 Harkwood Drive (BH15 4PD) in the last 12 months was 33.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harkwood Drive (BH15 4PD), the main crime hotspot is near Manton Close. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harkwood Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Manton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Manton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Falconer Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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