Total Crime Rate

163.7 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.6 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

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 163.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 95.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 50.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rowbarrow Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Canford Heath , and the 148th 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 Rowbarrow Close (BH17 9EA) in the last 12 months was 163.7 per 1,000 residents and was 125.6% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (β‰ˆ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rowbarrow Close (BH17 9EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chedington Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rowbarrow Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canford Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pimpern Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowlton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowlton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chedington Close β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canford Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Puddletown Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorncombe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Puddletown Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chedington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Culliford Crescent β€”

Data Sources

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