Total Crime Rate
112.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Yeatminster Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Canford Heath , and the 255th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Yeatminster Road (BH17 8AJ) in the last 12 months was 112.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% higher than the Canford Heath average (80.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (β 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Yeatminster Road (BH17 8AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Canford Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Yeatminster Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mapperton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashdown Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Yeatminster Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Culliford Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mapperton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mapperton Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Yeatminster Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yeatminster Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mapperton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bovington Close | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bovington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yeatminster Road | Under investigation |
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