Total Crime Rate
29.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pinehurst Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in West Moors & Three Legged Cross , and the 515th lowest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pinehurst Road (BH22 0AP) in the last 12 months was 29.1 per 1,000 residents and was 28.0% lower than the West Moors & Three Legged Cross average (40.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pinehurst Road (BH22 0AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hardy Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oakhurst Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In West Moors & Three Legged Cross| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hardy Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hardy Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Avon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southdown Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hardy Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woolslope Gardens | — |
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