Total Crime Rate

1134.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

211.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1134.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 585.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 211.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 158.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 142.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 63.3 10/10
  • Other theft 44.9 10/10
  • Robbery 34.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 31.7 10/10
  • Public order 29.0 10/10
  • Burglary 15.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
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

Cattistock Road area has the highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Muscliff & Strouden Park , and the 6th 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 Cattistock Road (BH8 9PH) in the last 12 months was 1134.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1115.6% 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 Shoplifting with 222 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 80 (≈ 211.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cattistock Road (BH8 9PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hamblin Way, where police recorded 120 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A3060 (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cattistock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft A3060 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hamblin Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hamblin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hamblin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hamblin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hamblin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hamblin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hamblin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A3060 —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hamblin Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hamblin Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hamblin Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hamblin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hamblin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamblin Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamblin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Way —
Apr 2026Public order Castle Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Castle Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Normanhurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Normanhurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hamblin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hamblin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradpole Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Hamblin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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