Total Crime Rate

67.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 67.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ropley Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Littledown & Iford , and the 452nd highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ropley Road (BH7 6RX) in the last 12 months was 67.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% higher 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ropley Road (BH7 6RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hambledon Road, where police recorded 15 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 Ropley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hambledon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hambledon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hambledon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hambledon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bedford Crescent —
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Data Sources

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