Total Crime Rate

186.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 186.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.8 6/10
  • Other theft 23.8 10/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.9 8/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Grove Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 125th highest crime rate of 1,191 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 Grove Road (BH1 3AW) in the last 12 months was 186.5 per 1,000 residents and was 45.2% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -58.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Road (BH1 3AW), the main crime hotspot is near Meyrick Road. Police recorded 120 crimes here, including 56 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 (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Undercliff Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Undercliff Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Undercliff Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Grove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Weston Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weston Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Undercliff Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Undercliff Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Undercliff Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Undercliff Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Undercliff Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Meyrick Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Meyrick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meyrick Road —
Sep 2025Public order Undercliff Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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