Total Crime Rate

55.0 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· 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 55.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pilsdon Drive area has the 44th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Canford Heath , and the 561st highest 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 Pilsdon Drive (BH17 9EJ) in the last 12 months was 55.0 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (β‰ˆ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pilsdon Drive (BH17 9EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thorncombe Close, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pilsdon Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorncombe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walditch Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Culliford Crescent β€”

Data Sources

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