Crime Rates at Gough Crescent, Poole, BH17 7JH

Gough Crescent area has the 25th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Broadstone , and the 485th lowest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gough Crescent (BH17 7JH) in the last 12 months was 40.1 per 1,000 residents and was 34.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 11.1% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gough Crescent (BH17 7JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cavan Crescent, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gough Crescent (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.