Total Crime Rate

69.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 69.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 4/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Twyford Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Muscliff & Strouden Park , and the 435th highest crime rate of 1,191 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 Twyford Close (BH8 0PQ) in the last 12 months was 69.0 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% lower than the Muscliff & Strouden Park average (87.3 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Twyford Close (BH8 0PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 143 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Twyford Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hamblin Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hamblin Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hamblin Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hamblin Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hamblin Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamblin Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamblin Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamblin Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holbury Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cattistock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Castle Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Castle Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hamblin Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Castle Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dibden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chesildene Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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