Total Crime Rate

92.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 92.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 18.5 4/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Marlborough Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Talbot & Branksome Woods , and the 320th highest crime rate of 1,180 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 Marlborough Road (BH4 8DD) in the last 12 months was 92.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marlborough Road (BH4 8DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Norwich Avenue West (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Marlborough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Tree Glen Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Surrey Road South —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwich Avenue West Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norwich Avenue West —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norwich Avenue West —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West Cliff Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheyne Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheyne Gardens —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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