Crime Rates at Knole Gardens, Bournemouth, BH1 3QY

Knole Gardens 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 Knole Gardens (BH1 3QY) 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 Knole Gardens (BH1 3QY), the main crime hotspot is near Spencer Road. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.