Total Crime Rate

76.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 76.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • 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
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

Queens Gardens area has the 14th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Talbot & Branksome Woods , and the 398th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Queens Gardens (BH2 6BH) in the last 12 months was 76.3 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% higher than the Talbot & Branksome Woods average (60.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 145.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Gardens (BH2 6BH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 140 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Queens Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Leven Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norwich Avenue West —
Sep 2025Other theft Norwich Avenue West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Norwich Avenue West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwich Avenue West Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Suffolk Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Suffolk Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Suffolk Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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