Total Crime Rate

1607.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

486.0 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 1607.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 719.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 486.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 336.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 196.3 10/10
  • Public order 84.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 74.8 10/10
  • Other theft 65.4 10/10
  • Robbery 56.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 28.0 10/10
  • Drugs 18.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 18.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.4 10/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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

Post Office Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 2nd 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 Post Office Road (BH1 1XX) in the last 12 months was 1607.5 per 1,000 residents and was 399.2% higher than the Bournemouth Central average (322.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 486.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Post Office Road (BH1 1XX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 377 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (127 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Post Office Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Verulam Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Verulam Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Post Office Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Gardens —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westover Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westover Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Post Office Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Post Office Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gervis Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gervis Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gervis Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gervis Place —

Data Sources

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