Total Crime Rate

3.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 3.1 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.1 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.1 1/10
  • 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
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Southwick Road area has the lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Littledown & Iford , and the 6th lowest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southwick Road (BH6 5PU) in the last 12 months was 3.1 per 1,000 residents and was 95.4% 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southwick Road (BH6 5PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Warnford Place, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shelton Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southwick Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warnford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelton Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Southwick Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warnford Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warnford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warnford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warnford Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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