Total Crime Rate

603.1 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 603.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 195.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 134.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.0 10/10
  • Other theft 43.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.1 10/10
  • Public order 22.3 9/10
  • Burglary 15.5 10/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Robbery 8.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gervis Place area has the 12th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 20th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gervis Place (BH1 2AL) in the last 12 months was 603.1 per 1,000 residents and was 77.2% higher 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 114 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 89 (β‰ˆ 152.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gervis Place (BH1 2AL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 598 crimes here, including 180 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gervis Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Public order Verulam Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Verulam Place β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson South Cliff Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Cliff Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Cliff Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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