Total Crime Rate

77.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 77.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.4 4/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Amethyst Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Burton & Grange , and the 380th highest crime rate of 1,180 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 Amethyst Road (BH23 3EA) in the last 12 months was 77.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% higher than the Burton & Grange average (72.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Amethyst Road (BH23 3EA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Amethyst Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennant Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wilverley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jade Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jade Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mallory Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Coleridge Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Coleridge Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wilverley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wilverley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coleridge Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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