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

Grove Road 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 Grove Road (BH1 3AS) 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 Grove Road (BH1 3AS), the main crime hotspot is near Lansdowne Crescent. Police recorded 415 crimes here, including 143 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grove Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/107)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Lansdowne Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Lansdowne Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Lansdowne Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lansdowne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lansdowne Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Lansdowne Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
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 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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