Total Crime Rate

175.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 175.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 41.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 37.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Gervis Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 137th highest crime rate of 1,180 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 Gervis Road (BH1 3ED) in the last 12 months was 175.5 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gervis Road (BH1 3ED), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 16 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Undercliff Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Overcliff Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Overcliff Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Undercliff Drive Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Undercliff Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Undercliff Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Undercliff Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weston Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft Weston Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weston Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kilmarnock Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary York Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Undercliff Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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