Total Crime Rate

339.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.5 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 339.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 97.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 53.5 8/10
  • Other theft 50.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 40.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 34.6 10/10
  • Burglary 22.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.0 9/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 9.4 5/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Nuffield Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Canford Heath , and the 45th highest crime rate of 1,180 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 Nuffield Road (BH17 0RT) in the last 12 months was 339.6 per 1,000 residents and was 368.1% higher than the Canford Heath average (72.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -27.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 53.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nuffield Road (BH17 0RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cowley Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Learoyd Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nuffield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nuffield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Benson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kennington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kennington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cowley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cowley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trigon Road —
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Data Sources

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