Total Crime Rate

37.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 37.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Edgehill Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Talbot & Branksome Woods , and the 454th lowest crime rate of 1,191 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 Edgehill Road (BH9 2PQ) in the last 12 months was 37.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% lower than the Talbot & Branksome Woods average (60.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edgehill Road (BH9 2PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Hawthorn Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Edgehill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kemp Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Osborne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Withermoor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bengal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maple Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eldon Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kemp Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A3049 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kemp Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kemp Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hawthorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fernside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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