Total Crime Rate

187.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.9 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 187.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.1 10/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Stokewood Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Talbot & Branksome Woods , and the 127th 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 Stokewood Road (BH3 7NE) in the last 12 months was 187.9 per 1,000 residents and was 175.9% higher than the Talbot & Branksome Woods average (68.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 83.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stokewood Road (BH3 7NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parker Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Luke'S Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Stokewood Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Iddesleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Truscott Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heron Court Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Somerley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerley Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trafalgar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Trafalgar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parker Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parker Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parker Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parker Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Bingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bingham Road

Data Sources

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