Total Crime Rate

263.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 263.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 70.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.2 8/10
  • Other theft 42.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 36.8 8/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Kennart Road area has the highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Broadstone , and the 70th 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 Kennart Road (BH17 7AP) in the last 12 months was 263.8 per 1,000 residents and was 786.7% higher than the Broadstone average (29.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -29.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 70.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kennart Road (BH17 7AP), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kennart Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Porter Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holyrood Close —
Apr 2026Robbery Safety Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Safety Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Safety Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holyrood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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