Crime Rates at Box Close, Poole, BH17 7AR

Box Close 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 Box Close (BH17 7AR) 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 Box Close (BH17 7AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Safety Drive, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Porter Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.