Total Crime Rate

157.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 157.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 59.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.5 9/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 14.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Prince Of Wales Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Talbot & Branksome Woods , and the 155th 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 Prince Of Wales Road (BH4 9HA) in the last 12 months was 157.3 per 1,000 residents and was 131.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 59.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prince Of Wales Road (BH4 9HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eldon Place, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near County Gates Lane (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Prince Of Wales Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A338 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Western Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seamoor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seamoor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eldon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences County Gates Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Landseer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Landseer Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A338 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Landseer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milburn Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westerham Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Western Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Brunstead Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ipswich Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nelson Road —
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Data Sources

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