Total Crime Rate
91.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oakley Hill area has the 20th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bearwood & Merley , and the 324th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Oakley Hill (BH21 1RJ) in the last 12 months was 91.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.9% higher than the Bearwood & Merley average (55.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oakley Hill (BH21 1RJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stirling Place, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gravel Hill (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bearwood & Merley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stirling Place | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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