Crime Rates at Post Office Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1BA

Post Office Road area has the highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Post Office Road (BH1 1BA) in the last 12 months was 2384.1 per 1,000 residents and was 600.4% higher than the Bournemouth Central average (340.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 232 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 260.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 291 (≈ 923.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Post Office Road (BH1 1BA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 516 crimes here, including 149 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.