Total Crime Rate

193.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 193.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 31.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Diamond Place area has the 7th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Muscliff & Strouden Park , and the 119th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Diamond Place (BH8 0FA) in the last 12 months was 193.2 per 1,000 residents and was 107.1% higher than the Muscliff & Strouden Park average (93.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 84.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 83.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Diamond Place (BH8 0FA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Diamond Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Burglary Hurstdene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larksfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stratton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillingham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashstead Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenways Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenways Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Uplands Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillingham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charminster Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Luckham Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luckham Road East Under investigation
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Data Sources

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