Total Crime Rate

62.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 62.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Merley Park Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bearwood & Merley , and the 490th highest 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 Merley Park Road (BH21 3DA) in the last 12 months was 62.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.4% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merley Park Road (BH21 3DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Merley Park Road, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stirling Place (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Merley Park Road area

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Data Sources

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