Total Crime Rate

7.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 7.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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 4th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Talbot & Branksome Woods , and the 58th lowest crime rate of 1,180 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 7.9 per 1,000 residents and was 88.4% lower than the Talbot & Branksome Woods average (68.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Prince Of Wales Road (BH4 9HE), 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 (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A338 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pear Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Landseer Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Landseer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Landseer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Pear Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pear Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westerham Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eldon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Western Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Western Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Brunstead Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seamoor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ipswich Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seamoor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nelson Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences County Gates Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A338 —
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Data Sources

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