Total Crime Rate
217.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grove Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 101st highest crime rate of 1,191 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 217.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% lower than the Bournemouth Central average (340.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 75 (β 82.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grove Road (BH1 3DR), the main crime hotspot is near Lansdowne Crescent. Police recorded 346 crimes here, including 125 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bournemouth Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lansdowne Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lansdowne Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lansdowne Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lansdowne Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Meyrick Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Meyrick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Meyrick Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lansdowne Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Grove Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Grove Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wootton Mount | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wootton Mount | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lansdowne Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lansdowne Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lansdowne Crescent | Under investigation |
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