Total Crime Rate

28.2 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 28.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • 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
  • 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

Scarf Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Canford Heath , and the 330th 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 Scarf Road (BH17 8QH) in the last 12 months was 28.2 per 1,000 residents and was 65.0% lower than the Canford Heath average (80.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scarf Road (BH17 8QH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Scarf Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rose Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kelly Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mitchell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Adastral Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Adastral Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carpenter Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Adastral Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Dale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Adastral Road —
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Data Sources

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