Total Crime Rate

23.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 23.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Prince Of Wales Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Talbot & Branksome Woods , and the 256th lowest 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 Prince Of Wales Road (BH4 9HE) in the last 12 months was 23.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.1% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Prince Of Wales Road (BH4 9HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eldon Place, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near County Gates Lane (17 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 (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princess Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eldon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Eldon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A338 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Landseer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Seamoor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eldon Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A338 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Eldon Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seamoor Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eldon Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences County Gates Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pear Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences County Gates Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Pear Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences County Gates Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ipswich Road —
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Data Sources

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