Crime Rates at Glen Fern Road, Bournemouth, BH1 2LU

Glen Fern Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 9th highest crime rate of 1,180 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 Glen Fern Road (BH1 2LU) in the last 12 months was 888.9 per 1,000 residents and was 176.0% higher than the Bournemouth Central average (322.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 89 (≈ 430.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Glen Fern Road (BH1 2LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 196 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (98 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.