Total Crime Rate

102.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 102.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cavendish Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 295th 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 Cavendish Road (BH1 1QX) in the last 12 months was 102.2 per 1,000 residents and was 70.0% lower than the Bournemouth Central average (340.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2022. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cavendish Road (BH1 1QX), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 189 crimes here, including 118 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cavendish Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lorne Park Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cumnor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cumnor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cumnor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cumnor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cumnor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cumnor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cumnor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cumnor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cumnor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Cumnor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cumnor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wootton Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Madeira Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dean Park Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dean Park Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Wootton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wootton Gardens Local resolution
Sep 2025Robbery Wootton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wootton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wootton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lorne Park Road —

Data Sources

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