Crime Rates at Sutton Close, Poole, BH17 8SS

Sutton Close area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Canford Heath , and the 269th highest crime rate of 1,191 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 Sutton Close (BH17 8SS) in the last 12 months was 108.9 per 1,000 residents and was 35.2% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 3 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 56.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sutton Close (BH17 8SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sutton Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.