Total Crime Rate

36.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.5 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 36.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 13.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.3 3/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Shoplifting 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

Branksome Hill Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Talbot & Branksome Woods , and the 448th lowest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Branksome Hill Road (BH4 9LE) in the last 12 months was 36.1 per 1,000 residents and was 47.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Branksome Hill Road (BH4 9LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bournewood Drive, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thwaite Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Branksome Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Brunstead Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorset Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thwaite Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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