Postcode · Poole
Crime in BH15 1RB
How much crime is recorded in BH15 1RB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Poole Town
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,418 (2024)
How safe is BH15 1RB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH15 1RB area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
86
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
BH15 1RBNational
Violence and sexual offences27.323.6
Anti-social behaviour24.010.7
Burglary10.59.1
Public order8.34.6
Criminal damage and arson7.84.7
Vehicle crime6.03.5
Other theft3.54.5
Bicycle theft2.61.0
Drugs2.32.4
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Shoplifting0.48.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.