Total Crime Rate

86.4 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 86.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Poole Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Talbot & Branksome Woods , and the 350th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poole Road (BH4 9DD) in the last 12 months was 86.4 per 1,000 residents and was 42.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (β‰ˆ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poole Road (BH4 9DD), the main crime hotspot is near Landseer Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 12 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
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 Netherhall Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Netherhall Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Surrey Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heatherbank Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Landseer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westbourne Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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