Total Crime Rate

48.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 48.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 22.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blackbird Close area has the 21st highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Broadstone , and the 570th lowest 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 Blackbird Close (BH17 7YA) in the last 12 months was 48.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.7% 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 Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackbird Close (BH17 7YA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grebe Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackbird Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blackbird Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodpecker Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longmeadow Lane Under investigation
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 Grebe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grebe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grebe Close

Data Sources

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