Total Crime Rate

35.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.7 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 35.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 21.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Shawford Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Muscliff & Strouden Park , and the 442nd 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 Shawford Road (BH8 0PF) in the last 12 months was 35.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shawford Road (BH8 0PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Castle Way, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tytherley Green (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shawford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dibden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Castle Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braishfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braishfield Gardens Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tytherley Green —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holbury Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tytherley Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tytherley Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Castle Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bramshaw Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesildene Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Way —
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Data Sources

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