Total Crime Rate
9.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Adastral Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Canford Heath , and the 80th lowest crime rate of 1,180 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 Adastral Road (BH17 8PY) in the last 12 months was 9.9 per 1,000 residents and was 86.3% lower than the Canford Heath average (72.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Adastral Road (BH17 8PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kenyon Close, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Poole| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenyon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wykeham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenyon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenyon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenyon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Adastral Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tait Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenyon Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenyon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Kenyon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Kenyon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Adastral Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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