Total Crime Rate

79.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.7 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 79.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Southey Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Burton & Grange , and the 366th 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 Southey Road (BH23 3EH) in the last 12 months was 79.8 per 1,000 residents and was 10.4% higher than the Burton & Grange average (72.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southey Road (BH23 3EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hunt Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southey Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marmion Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Coleridge Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coleridge Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hunt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hunt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mallory Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hunt Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jade Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jade Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennant Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Coleridge Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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