Crime Rates at Meadowsweet Road, Poole, BH17 7XT

Meadowsweet Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Broadstone , and the 323rd lowest crime rate of 1,191 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 27.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.9% lower than the Broadstone average (29.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadowsweet Road (BH17 7XT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Larch Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackbird Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.