Dorset Police

Crime in Poole South

Street-level crime statistics for Poole South based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 5,511 crimes in last 12 months

11 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

5,511 Crimes (last 12 months)

↓15.7% vs Previous 12 Months

11/100 Safety Score

26.2% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 5,511 total crimes recorded in Poole South

Violent Crime

1,732

↓14%

Anti-Social Behaviour

1,447

↓11%

Shoplifting

472

↑5%

Criminal Damage & Arson

382

↓19%

Other Theft

348

↓27%

Vehicle Crime

300

↓35%

Public Order

271

↓29%

Burglary

224

↓31%

Drugs

104

↓5%

Bicycle Theft

Other Crime

↓18%

Robbery

↑74%

Possession of Weapons

↑9%

Theft from Person

↓24%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Poole South

535

02/23

614

03/23

591

04/23

624

05/23

737

06/23

630

07/23

616

08/23

587

09/23

568

10/23

477

11/23

442

12/23

472

01/24

476

02/24

557

03/24

604

04/24

676

05/24

520

06/24

610

07/24

579

08/24

562

09/24

516

10/24

532

11/24

445

12/24

463

01/25

423

02/25

482

03/25

503

04/25

526

05/25

431

06/25

606

07/25

488

08/25

395

09/25

412

10/25

411

11/25

414

12/25

420

01/26

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Poole South (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Poole South

January 2026 420 crimes December 2025 414 crimes November 2025 411 crimes October 2025 412 crimes September 2025 395 crimes August 2025 488 crimes July 2025 606 crimes June 2025 431 crimes May 2025 526 crimes April 2025 503 crimes March 2025 482 crimes February 2025 423 crimes January 2025 463 crimes December 2024 445 crimes November 2024 532 crimes October 2024 516 crimes September 2024 562 crimes August 2024 579 crimes July 2024 610 crimes June 2024 520 crimes May 2024 676 crimes April 2024 604 crimes March 2024 557 crimes February 2024 476 crimes January 2024 472 crimes December 2023 442 crimes November 2023 477 crimes October 2023 568 crimes September 2023 587 crimes August 2023 616 crimes July 2023 630 crimes June 2023 737 crimes May 2023 624 crimes April 2023 591 crimes March 2023 614 crimes February 2023 535 crimes

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Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.