Total Crime Rate

31.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 31.8 3/10
  • Violent crimes 12.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • 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 crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Branksome Wood Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Talbot & Branksome Woods , and the 396th lowest crime rate of 1,180 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 Branksome Wood Road (BH2 6BT) in the last 12 months was 31.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.4% lower than the Talbot & Branksome Woods average (68.1 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -94.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Branksome Wood Road (BH2 6BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Avenue Lane, where police recorded 210 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cambridge Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Branksome Wood Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crescent Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Norwich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avenue Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avenue Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Norwich Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bourne Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bourne Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bourne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper Norwich Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Avenue Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Norwich Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norwich Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradburne Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Avenue Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Norwich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Avenue Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kensington Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Triangle
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Triangle Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durrant Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avenue Lane

Data Sources

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