Total Crime Rate

87.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.4 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 87.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 28.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Knyveton Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 335th highest crime rate of 1,180 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 3QQ) in the last 12 months was 87.6 per 1,000 residents and was 72.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knyveton Road (BH1 3QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Manor Road. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knyveton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derby Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southcote Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Road —
Apr 2026Public order Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Carlton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorland Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derby Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Derby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southcote Road —
Apr 2026Public order Derby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Vale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Spencer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spencer Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spencer Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knyveton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knyveton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southcote Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlton Road —

Data Sources

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