Crime Rates at Madeira Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1AR

Madeira Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 467th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Madeira Road (BH1 1AR) in the last 12 months was 63.9 per 1,000 residents and was 80.1% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 30.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Madeira Road (BH1 1AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 196 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (98 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.