Total Crime Rate

169.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 169.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Millfield area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Broadstone , and the 143rd 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 Millfield (BH17 7XE) in the last 12 months was 169.0 per 1,000 residents and was 466.1% higher than the Broadstone average (29.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 157.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 69.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 185.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Millfield (BH17 7XE), the main crime hotspot is near Millfield. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Millfield area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millfield —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millfield —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millfield Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Littlemead Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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