Total Crime Rate
3.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Castle Lane West area has the lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Muscliff & Strouden Park , and the 17th lowest crime rate of 1,191 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 Castle Lane West (BH9 3LF) in the last 12 months was 3.7 per 1,000 residents and was 95.8% lower than the Muscliff & Strouden Park average (87.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Castle Lane West (BH9 3LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thorncombe Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Muscliff & Strouden Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cox Avenue | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
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