Total Crime Rate

1382.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 1382.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 423.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 401.6 10/10
  • Other theft 164.4 10/10
  • Drugs 102.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 64.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 59.3 10/10
  • Public order 53.9 10/10
  • Burglary 35.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.2 10/10
  • Other crime 13.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 13.5 9/10
  • Robbery 10.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.1 5/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 4th highest crime rate of 1,191 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 1382.8 per 1,000 residents and was 306.2% 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 157 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 3 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 216.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 179 (≈ 482.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Overcliff Drive (BH1 3AD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 138 crimes here, including 37 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 (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parsonage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Wootton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wootton Gardens Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Wootton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wootton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wootton Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Hinton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upper Hinton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wootton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wootton Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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