Total Crime Rate

157.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 157.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 53.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 1.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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 38th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 156th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grove Road (BH1 3DR) in the last 12 months was 157.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.2% lower 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -34.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Road (BH1 3DR), 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 (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meyrick Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Drugs Meyrick Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lansdowne Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lansdowne Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Mews —
Apr 2026Other crime Lansdowne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lansdowne Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lansdowne Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lansdowne Crescent Further investigation is not in the public interest
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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