Total Crime Rate

92.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 92.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 1.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 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

Gervis Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 321st 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 Gervis Road (BH1 3EF) in the last 12 months was 92.3 per 1,000 residents and was 71.3% lower than the Bournemouth Central average (322.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 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 ( -42.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gervis Road (BH1 3EF), the main crime hotspot is near St Swithun'S Road. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 36 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 (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Undercliff Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Overcliff Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Overcliff Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Undercliff Drive Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Undercliff Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weston Drive —
Apr 2026Drugs Undercliff Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Undercliff Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Undercliff Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Weston Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road —
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Data Sources

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