Total Crime Rate

94.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 94.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.8 9/10
  • Public order 18.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Patchins Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Hamworthy , and the 321st 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 Patchins Road (BH16 5AS) in the last 12 months was 94.1 per 1,000 residents and was 27.3% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 77.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Patchins Road (BH16 5AS), the main crime hotspot is near Foreland Road. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Patchins Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs South Haven Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foreland Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Shipstal Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shipstal Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foreland Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foreland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foreland Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foreland Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Patchins Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peverell Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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