Total Crime Rate

613.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

159.8 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 613.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 180.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 170.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 159.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.3 10/10
  • Other theft 39.5 10/10
  • Drugs 18.9 10/10
  • Public order 15.5 9/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Robbery 8.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Other 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

Hinton Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 20th highest crime rate of 1,180 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 Hinton Road (BH1 2EE) in the last 12 months was 613.4 per 1,000 residents and was 90.5% 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 105 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 93 (≈ 159.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hinton Road (BH1 2EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 313 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (86 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hinton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Other theft Bath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Richmond Hill Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Richmond Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Public order Bath Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bath Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Other theft Old Christchurch Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Hinton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Hinton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Hinton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Upper Hinton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Upper Hinton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Hinton Road —
Apr 2026Public order Old Christchurch Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Christchurch Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Christchurch Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Post Office Road —

Data Sources

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