Crime Rates at Junction Road, Poole, BH16 5AB

Junction Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Hamworthy , and the 138th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Junction Road (BH16 5AB) in the last 12 months was 175.2 per 1,000 residents and was 136.9% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 60.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Junction Road (BH16 5AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fitzworth Avenue, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rice Gardens (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.