Crime Rates at Knyveton Road, Bournemouth, BH1 3QJ

Knyveton Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 289th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knyveton Road (BH1 3QJ) in the last 12 months was 103.1 per 1,000 residents and was 69.7% lower than the Bournemouth Central average (340.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knyveton Road (BH1 3QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spencer Road, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vale Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.