Total Crime Rate

130.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 130.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 27.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.4 6/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Turlin Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Hamworthy , and the 194th highest crime rate of 1,180 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 Turlin Road (BH16 5AF) in the last 12 months was 130.1 per 1,000 residents and was 77.6% higher than the Hamworthy average (73.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Turlin Road (BH16 5AF), 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 Turlin Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carters Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goathorn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goathorn Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hamworthy Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turlin Road —
Apr 2026Public order Hamworthy Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamworthy —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rice Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rice Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Willow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rice Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rice Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rice Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Galloway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rice Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rice Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goathorn Close Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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