Total Crime Rate

55.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 55.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 16.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 9.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Balena Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Broadstone , and the 544th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Balena Close (BH17 7EB) in the last 12 months was 55.2 per 1,000 residents and was 85.5% higher than the Broadstone average (29.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balena Close (BH17 7EB), the main crime hotspot is near Tarn Drive. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Balena Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tarn Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priors Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clover Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benmoor Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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