Total Crime Rate

24.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.7 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 24.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 6/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Bucklers Way area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Muscliff & Strouden Park , and the 281st lowest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bucklers Way (BH8 0EW) in the last 12 months was 24.6 per 1,000 residents and was 73.7% lower than the Muscliff & Strouden Park average (93.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bucklers Way (BH8 0EW), the main crime hotspot is near Dibden Close. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bucklers Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braishfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calmore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calmore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holbury Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braishfield Gardens Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesildene Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dibden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bramshaw Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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