Total Crime Rate

136.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.7 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 136.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 63.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Junction Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Hamworthy , and the 186th highest crime rate of 1,180 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 Junction Road (BH16 5DD) in the last 12 months was 136.9 per 1,000 residents and was 87.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 63.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Junction Road (BH16 5DD), 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.

View Crime In Poole

Crime Over Time in Junction Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hamworthy Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turlin Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rice Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rice Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rice Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rice Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rice Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Redhorn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hamworthy Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Rice Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rice Gardens —
Apr 2026Drugs Fitzworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Fitzworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fitzworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fitzworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamworthy —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 16 of 16

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑