Crime Rates at St Swithuns Road, Bournemouth, BH1 3RH

St Swithuns Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 54th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Swithuns Road (BH1 3RH) in the last 12 months was 323.8 per 1,000 residents and was 4.9% lower than the Bournemouth Central average (340.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 116.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Swithuns Road (BH1 3RH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 236 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.