Total Crime Rate

49.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 49.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Surrey Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Talbot & Branksome Woods , and the 575th 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 Surrey Road (BH4 9HS) in the last 12 months was 49.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Surrey Road (BH4 9HS), the main crime hotspot is near County Gates Lane. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Surrey Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ipswich Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A338 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences County Gates Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences County Gates Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences County Gates Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princess Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A338 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Branksome Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Branksome Wood Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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