Total Crime Rate

19.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.8 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 19.3 2/10
  • Violent crimes 4.8 1/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highfield Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Kinson , and the 204th 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 Highfield Road (BH9 2SE) in the last 12 months was 19.3 per 1,000 residents and was 77.9% lower than the Kinson average (87.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Road (BH9 2SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beswick Gardens (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Highfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cherries Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherries Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherries Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cherries Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cherries Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cherries Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherries Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherries Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beswick Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beswick Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beswick Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beswick Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beswick Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beswick Gardens Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherries Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A347 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —

Data Sources

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