Total Crime Rate
374.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Plantation Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Canford Heath , and the 39th 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 Plantation Road (BH17 9LL) in the last 12 months was 374.2 per 1,000 residents and was 364.6% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 88.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Plantation Road (BH17 9LL), the main crime hotspot is near Terence Avenue. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Canford Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Terence Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Terence Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Holly Hedge Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Holly Hedge Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Holly Hedge Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Apsley Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A349 | Under investigation |
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