Total Crime Rate

55.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.8 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 55.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 14.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Hastings Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Muscliff & Strouden Park , and the 542nd highest 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 Hastings Road (BH8 0HP) in the last 12 months was 55.4 per 1,000 residents and was 40.7% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hastings Road (BH8 0HP), the main crime hotspot is near A3060. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hastings Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A3060 —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A3060 —
Apr 2026Other theft A3060 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wilverley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hightrees Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craigmoor Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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