Crime Rates at Petersham Road, Poole, BH17 7DR

Petersham Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Broadstone , and the 353rd lowest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Petersham Road (BH17 7DR) in the last 12 months was 29.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Petersham Road (BH17 7DR), the main crime hotspot is near Tarn Drive. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.