Crime Rate in Westbourne & West Cliff, ward

Westbourne & West Cliff has the 6th highest crime rate of 33 wards in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district and the 1635th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 108th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Westbourne & West Cliff in the last 12 months was 103.8 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% higher than the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district average (89.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Westbourne & West Cliff’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 317 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -71.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 94.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 389 (≈ 34.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Westbourne & West Cliff ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 140 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around St Michael'S Road (51 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.