Total Crime Rate

20.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 20.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 6.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hillbrow Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Littledown & Iford , and the 213th 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 Hillbrow Road (BH6 5NT) in the last 12 months was 20.9 per 1,000 residents and was 68.4% lower than the Littledown & Iford average (66.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillbrow Road (BH6 5NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hambledon Gardens, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stourvale Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hillbrow Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cromwell Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hambledon Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hambledon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hambledon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hambledon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hambledon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hambledon Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hambledon Gardens
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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