Total Crime Rate

323.8 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 323.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 125.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.2 10/10
  • Other theft 17.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.6 9/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Drugs 11.0 9/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

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 3RJ) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 3RJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 382 crimes here, including 97 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Swithuns Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oxford Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Pauls Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frances Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Woodford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ophir Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elwyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elwyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elwyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northcote Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station β€”
Sep 2025Public order Ophir Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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