Crime Rates at Lower Blandford Road, Broadstone, BH18 8NY

Lower Blandford Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Broadstone , and the 308th lowest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Blandford Road (BH18 8NY) in the last 12 months was 26.9 per 1,000 residents and was 9.8% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Blandford Road (BH18 8NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Methuen Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marshal Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.