Total Crime Rate

921.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

479.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 921.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 479.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 442.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 244.9 10/10
  • Other theft 68.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.8 10/10
  • Public order 30.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 27.2 10/10
  • Drugs 20.4 10/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 6.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lansdowne Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 8th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lansdowne Lane (BH1 1AN) in the last 12 months was 921.8 per 1,000 residents and was 186.3% higher than the Bournemouth Central average (322.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 130 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 141 (≈ 479.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lansdowne Lane (BH1 1AN), the main crime hotspot is near Lansdowne Crescent. Police recorded 415 crimes here, including 143 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lansdowne Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/143)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cumnor Road —
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Christchurch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Christchurch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Christchurch Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wootton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wootton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wootton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wootton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B3064 —
Apr 2026Drugs B3064 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Old Christchurch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Christchurch Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lansdowne Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lansdowne Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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