Total Crime Rate
103.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Surrey Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Talbot & Branksome Woods , and the 288th highest crime rate of 1,191 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 Surrey Road (BH4 9HN) in the last 12 months was 103.5 per 1,000 residents and was 70.4% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Surrey Road (BH4 9HN), 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.
View Crime In Talbot & Branksome Woods| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Leven Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norwich Avenue West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Norwich Avenue West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Norwich Avenue West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Norwich Avenue West | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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