Total Crime Rate

15.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 15.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.5 3/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elgin Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Talbot & Branksome Woods , and the 144th lowest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elgin Road (BH3 7DJ) in the last 12 months was 15.8 per 1,000 residents and was 74.1% lower than the Talbot & Branksome Woods average (60.7 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elgin Road (BH3 7DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woods View Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A3049 (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elgin Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talbot Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A3049 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Dunkeld Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dunkeld Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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