Total Crime Rate

164.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 164.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 21.7 7/10
  • Public order 19.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.9 9/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Castle Lane West area has the 7th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Muscliff & Strouden Park , and the 149th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Lane West (BH9 3LD) in the last 12 months was 164.3 per 1,000 residents and was 88.2% higher than the Muscliff & Strouden Park average (87.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 84.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 214.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Lane West (BH9 3LD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Lane West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Luckham Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Larksfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gillingham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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