Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 100.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 36.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Airfield Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Burton & Grange , and the 293rd 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 Airfield Way (BH23 3PE) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% higher than the Burton & Grange average (72.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Airfield Way (BH23 3PE), 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 Airfield Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Coleridge Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennant Way 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 2026Shoplifting Coleridge Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wilverley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Coleridge Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wilverley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Airport/Airfield —
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Data Sources

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