Poole crime stats
The overall crime rate in Poole city is 74.9 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 3.8k crimes were violent crimes which is 33.5% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 71% of national crime rate. Other crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 24.7% over the last twelve months.The category of "antisocial behaviour crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Antisocial behaviour crime" rate is at 112% of national crime rate which puts Poole on 50. position out of 99 England's and Wales' cities in this crime category. "Antisocial behaviour crime" makes up 24.4% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "antisocial behaviour crime" is 2.8k cases and has decreased by 5.4% when compared year-over-year in the period of August 2024 - July 2025.
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 cities) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 33.5% | 4. lowest | 71% | 3.8k | -3.2% |
| Antisocial behaviour crime | 24.4% | 50. highest | 112% | 2.8k | -5.4% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime | 7.8% | 6. lowest | 78% | 889 | -16.0% |
| Shoplifting crime | 7.2% | 3. lowest | 62% | 818 | -10.4% |
| Other theft crime | 6.3% | 6. lowest | 69% | 723 | -17.9% |
| Vehicle crime | 5.8% | 33. lowest | 80% | 661 | -23.7% |
| Public order crime | 5.5% | 3. lowest | 57% | 625 | -9.8% |
| Burglary crime | 4.4% | 29. lowest | 85% | 502 | -12.2% |
| Drugs crime | 1.5% | 2. lowest | 32% | 166 | 4.4% |
| Bicycle theft crime | 1.4% | 48. lowest | 111% | 156 | 6.8% |
| Other crime | 0.9% | 1. lowest | 31% | 106 | 24.7% |
| Possession of weapons crime | 0.5% | 1. lowest | 42% | 60 | -11.8% |
| Robbery crime | 0.5% | 1. lowest | 27% | 54 | -1.8% |
| Theft from the person crime | 0.4% | 3. lowest | 14% | 49 | -22.2% |
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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