Crime Rates at Walditch Gardens, Poole, BH17 9ER

Walditch Gardens area has the 6th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Canford Heath , and the 74th 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 Walditch Gardens (BH17 9ER) in the last 12 months was 267.9 per 1,000 residents and was 232.6% higher than the Canford Heath average (80.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 90.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walditch Gardens (BH17 9ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thorncombe Close, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chedington Close (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.