Total Crime Rate

72.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 72.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Blandford Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Hamworthy , and the 420th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blandford Road (BH16 5BW) in the last 12 months was 72.4 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blandford Road (BH16 5BW), the main crime hotspot is near Rice Gardens. Police recorded 41 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 Blandford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keysworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Olivia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rice Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rice Gardens —
Sep 2025Public order Rice Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rice Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Rice Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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