Total Crime Rate

196.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.5 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 196.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 13.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Castle Lane West area has the 6th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Muscliff & Strouden Park , and the 115th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Lane West (BH8 9TX) in the last 12 months was 196.7 per 1,000 residents and was 110.8% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 88.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Lane West (BH8 9TX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Castle Way, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mallard Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Lane West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tytherley Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tytherley Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mallard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mallard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braishfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braishfield Gardens Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Castle Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tytherley Green —
Apr 2026Robbery Castle Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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