Total Crime Rate

1134.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

401.6 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 1134.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 401.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 358.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 334.2 10/10
  • Other theft 107.8 10/10
  • Drugs 91.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 56.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 51.2 10/10
  • Public order 43.1 10/10
  • Burglary 24.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.2 10/10
  • Robbery 13.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 8.1 5/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
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

East Overcliff Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 5th 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 East Overcliff Drive (BH1 3AD) in the last 12 months was 1134.8 per 1,000 residents and was 252.4% 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 133 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 149 (≈ 401.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Overcliff Drive (BH1 3AD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in East Overcliff Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Peter'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Cotes Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Wootton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wootton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wootton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wootton Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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