Crime Rates at Abingdon Road, Poole, BH17 0UG

Abingdon 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 Abingdon Road (BH17 0UG) 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 Abingdon Road (BH17 0UG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cowley Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nettleton Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.