Total Crime Rate
10.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oakley Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bearwood & Merley , and the 75th 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 Oakley Road (BH21 1QJ) in the last 12 months was 10.7 per 1,000 residents and was 82.0% lower than the Bearwood & Merley average (59.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oakley Road (BH21 1QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oakley Hill, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tarrant Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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