Total Crime Rate

46.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.4 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 46.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 15.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • 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
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

Uplands Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Muscliff & Strouden Park , and the 550th lowest crime rate of 1,180 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 Uplands Road (BH8 9SR) in the last 12 months was 46.3 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Uplands Road (BH8 9SR), 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 Uplands Road 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 2026Vehicle crime Brockenhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luckham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashstead Gardens —
Apr 2026Burglary Uplands Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenways Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luckham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenways Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luckham Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Luckham Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hurstdene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charminster Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charminster Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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