Total Crime Rate

19.8 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 19.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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

Wheaton Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Boscombe East & Pokesdown , and the 203rd lowest crime rate of 1,191 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 Wheaton Road (BH7 6LH) in the last 12 months was 19.8 per 1,000 residents and was 74.0% lower than the Boscombe East & Pokesdown average (76.2 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheaton Road (BH7 6LH), the main crime hotspot is near Scotter Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wheaton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Rosebery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wickham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morley Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Roberts Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hannington Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rebbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wickham Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Scotter Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cromwell Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Warwick Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Morley Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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