Total Crime Rate

231.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 231.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 88.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.6 9/10
  • Other theft 49.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.3 10/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Other crime 13.8 10/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.5 4/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Matchams Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Burton & Grange , and the 91st highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Matchams Lane (BH23 6AW) in the last 12 months was 231.4 per 1,000 residents and was 220.3% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 88.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Matchams Lane (BH23 6AW), the main crime hotspot is near Lone Pines Close. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Matchams Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lone Pines Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Lone Pines Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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