Total Crime Rate
121.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gervis Road area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 226th 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 3EF) in the last 12 months was 121.8 per 1,000 residents and was 64.2% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (β 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gervis Road (BH1 3EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 178 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (66 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bournemouth Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cotlands Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Swithun'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Swithun'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Weston Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Swithun'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Swithun'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Swithun'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Swithun'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Swithun'S Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Swithun'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Swithun'S Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Swithun'S Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Swithun'S Road South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Grove Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Grove Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Swithun'S Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Swithun'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weston Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Swithun'S Road South | Under investigation |
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