Total Crime Rate

6.3 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 6.3 1/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Swanmore Close area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Littledown & Iford , and the 31st 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 Swanmore Close (BH7 6PS) in the last 12 months was 6.3 per 1,000 residents and was 90.4% lower than the Littledown & Iford average (66.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

In the area around Swanmore Close (BH7 6PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hambledon Gardens, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ropley Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Swanmore Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hambledon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hambledon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hambledon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hambledon Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hambledon Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hambledon Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hambledon Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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