Total Crime Rate

118.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 118.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.6 7/10
  • Other theft 17.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sopers Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Broadstone , and the 239th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sopers Lane (BH17 7EU) in the last 12 months was 118.4 per 1,000 residents and was 296.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sopers Lane (BH17 7EU), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Sopers Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tarn Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Renault Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clover Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Plumer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plumer Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tarn Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tarn Drive
Sep 2025Public order Tarn Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tarn Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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