Total Crime Rate

136.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 136.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 50.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cooper Dean Drive area has the 11th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Muscliff & Strouden Park , and the 188th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cooper Dean Drive (BH8 9LN) in the last 12 months was 136.7 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 50.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cooper Dean Drive (BH8 9LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Longbarrow Close, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Poppy Lane (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cooper Dean Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poppy Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wilverley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longbarrow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hogarth Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Poppy Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ibbertson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ibbertson Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ibbertson Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cooper Dean Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hogarth Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ibbertson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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