Total Crime Rate

96.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 96.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Peverell Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Hamworthy , and the 304th 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 Peverell Road (BH16 5AX) in the last 12 months was 96.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 61.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peverell Road (BH16 5AX), the main crime hotspot is near Foreland Road. Police recorded 99 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 Peverell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foreland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Peverell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Peverell Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Peverell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peverell Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peverell Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patchins Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Egmont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Haven Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Foreland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Peverell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foreland Road

Data Sources

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