Crime Rate in Bearwood & Merley, ward

Bearwood & Merley has the 14th lowest crime rate of 33 wards in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district and the 3397th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 346th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bearwood & Merley in the last 12 months was 59.4 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% lower than the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district average (89.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bearwood & Merley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 281 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 333 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bearwood & Merley ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near King John Close, with 70 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Monks Way (17 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.