Total Crime Rate

362.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 362.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 224.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.3 10/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Russell Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Hamworthy , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Russell Gardens (BH16 5BF) in the last 12 months was 362.6 per 1,000 residents and was 390.5% higher than the Hamworthy average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 97 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 78.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Russell Gardens (BH16 5BF), 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 Russell Gardens area

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

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