Total Crime Rate

34.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · 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 34.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.5 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lower Blandford Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Broadstone , and the 417th lowest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Blandford Road (BH18 8NR) in the last 12 months was 34.4 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% higher than the Broadstone average (29.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Blandford Road (BH18 8NR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Blandford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Terence Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Terence Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenhayes —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gough Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A349 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Apsley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Methuen Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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