Total Crime Rate

53.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.6 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 53.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 15.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beaufort Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Littledown & Iford , and the 572nd highest 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 Beaufort Road (BH6 5AT) in the last 12 months was 53.0 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% lower than the Littledown & Iford average (67.8 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beaufort Road (BH6 5AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shelton Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Frankston Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Beaufort Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Frankston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Boreham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herberton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Herberton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mulberry Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mulberry Mews —
Apr 2026Other theft Mulberry Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mulberry Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arnewood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelton Road —
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Data Sources

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