Total Crime Rate

300.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 300.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.9 10/10
  • Other theft 58.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 39.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cabot Lane area has the highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Broadstone , and the 60th highest crime rate of 1,191 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 Cabot Lane (BH17 7BX) in the last 12 months was 300.6 per 1,000 residents and was 907.1% higher than the Broadstone average (29.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 101.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cabot Lane (BH17 7BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Porter Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sopers Lane (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cabot Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Box Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Porter Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Technology Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Technology Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Technology Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Technology Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cabot Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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