Total Crime Rate

44.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • 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
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Radipole Road area has the 51st highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Canford Heath , and the 539th lowest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Radipole Road (BH17 8BY) in the last 12 months was 44.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.2% lower than the Canford Heath average (80.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Radipole Road (BH17 8BY), the main crime hotspot is near Dewlish Close. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Radipole Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Mapperton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Totmel Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mapperton Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bovington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bovington Close Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mapperton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mapperton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chetnole Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dewlish Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Radipole Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hooke Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southbrook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southbrook Close —

Data Sources

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