Total Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.8 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 71.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 19.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.9 4/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Meadowsweet Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Broadstone , and the 418th 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 Meadowsweet Road (BH17 7XT) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 140.1% higher than the Broadstone average (29.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadowsweet Road (BH17 7XT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grebe Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spruce Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meadowsweet Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spruce Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Larch Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grebe Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grebe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grebe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spruce Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodpecker Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodpecker Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodpecker Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodpecker Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longmeadow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Larch Close —
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Data Sources

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