Total Crime Rate

554.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

221.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 554.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 221.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 171.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 95.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 66.2 10/10
  • Other theft 60.3 10/10
  • Public order 42.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 25.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.4 10/10
  • Drugs 17.5 10/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 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

Deansleigh Road area has the highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Littledown & Iford , and the 24th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Deansleigh Road (BH7 7DU) in the last 12 months was 554.5 per 1,000 residents and was 718.2% higher 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 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 114 (≈ 221.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Deansleigh Road (BH7 7DU), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 152 crimes here, including 78 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Deansleigh Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walkwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trentham Avenue —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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