Total Crime Rate

68.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 68.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.9 4/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Poole Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Talbot & Branksome Woods , and the 439th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poole Road (BH4 9DB) in the last 12 months was 68.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poole Road (BH4 9DB), 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 Poole Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marlborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Netherhall Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwich Avenue West Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Norwich Avenue West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Norwich Avenue West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norwich Avenue West —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portarlington Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Netherhall Gardens —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Netherhall Gardens —
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Data Sources

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