Total Crime Rate

124.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 124.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.8 8/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Plantation Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Canford Heath , and the 205th 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 Plantation Road (BH17 9LP) in the last 12 months was 124.3 per 1,000 residents and was 71.4% higher than the Canford Heath average (72.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -43.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 68.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 482.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plantation Road (BH17 9LP), the main crime hotspot is near Terence Avenue. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Plantation Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chilfrome Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chilfrome Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terence Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terence Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Terence Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chilfrome Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A349 —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hasler Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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