Total Crime Rate

15.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 15.9 2/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Sonning Way area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Muscliff & Strouden Park , and the 159th lowest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sonning Way (BH8 9SN) in the last 12 months was 15.9 per 1,000 residents and was 82.9% 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 Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -96.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sonning Way (BH8 9SN), the main crime hotspot is near West Way Close. Police recorded 48 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 Sonning Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charminster Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charminster Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luckham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luckham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Luckham Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luckham Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brockenhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Way Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Uplands Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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