Crime Rate in Boscombe East & Pokesdown, ward

Boscombe East & Pokesdown has the 13th highest crime rate of 33 wards in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district and the 2954th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 212th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Boscombe East & Pokesdown in the last 12 months was 76.2 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% lower than the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district average (89.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Boscombe East & Pokesdown’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 268 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 330 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Boscombe East & Pokesdown ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 78 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Christchurch Road (26 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.