Total Crime Rate

217.6 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 217.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 1.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gervis 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 Gervis Road (BH1 3DW) 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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 Gervis Road (BH1 3DW), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Gervis Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Meyrick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Lansdowne Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weston Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Weston Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wootton Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Crescent β€”
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 2025Criminal damage and arson Grove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wootton Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stafford Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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