Total Crime Rate

90.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 90.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Other theft 16.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • 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
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

Surrey Road South area has the 12th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Talbot & Branksome Woods , and the 335th highest crime rate of 1,191 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 Surrey Road South (BH4 9BL) in the last 12 months was 90.2 per 1,000 residents and was 48.5% higher than the Talbot & Branksome Woods average (60.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -81.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Surrey Road South (BH4 9BL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 140 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Surrey Road South area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marlborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Netherhall Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Netherhall Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Netherhall Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Surrey Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westbourne Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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