Total Crime Rate

140.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 140.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.5 8/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Charminster Place area has the 9th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Muscliff & Strouden Park , and the 179th 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 Charminster Place (BH8 9SP) in the last 12 months was 140.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 82.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charminster Place (BH8 9SP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Charminster Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charminster Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brockenhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charminster Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larksfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenways Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenways Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luckham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Uplands Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashstead Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luckham Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Luckham Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luckham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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