Crime Rate in Commons, ward

Commons has the 6th lowest crime rate of 33 wards in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district and the 1864th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 265th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Commons in the last 12 months was 42.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.2% lower than the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district average (89.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Commons’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 164 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 185 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Commons ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Park/Open Space. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.