Total Crime Rate

739.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.5 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 739.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 542.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 84.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 77.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Robbery 35.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.1 10/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Queens Road area has the highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Talbot & Branksome Woods , and the 12th 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 Queens Road (BH2 6BE) in the last 12 months was 739.4 per 1,000 residents and was 985.8% higher than the Talbot & Branksome Woods average (68.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 84.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Road (BH2 6BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Norwich Avenue West (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Queens Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwich Avenue West Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norwich Avenue West —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norwich Avenue West —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durley Chine Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Surrey Road South —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Queens Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Suffolk Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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