Total Crime Rate

96.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.4 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 96.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 25.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Shoplifting 5.7 4/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Beamish Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Canford Heath , and the 307th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beamish Road (BH17 8SB) in the last 12 months was 96.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.4% higher than the Canford Heath average (72.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beamish Road (BH17 8SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashdown Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Beamish Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashdown Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adastral Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Adastral Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beamish Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashdown Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ashdown Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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