Total Crime Rate

262.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 262.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 101.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 94.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.2 10/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Frances Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Frances Road (BH1 3RY) in the last 12 months was 262.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.6% lower than the Bournemouth Central average (322.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 101.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Frances Road (BH1 3RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 119 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Swithun'S Road (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Frances Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcote Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frances Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Derby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Derby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derby Road
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Swithun'S Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Swithun'S Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frances Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kilmarnock Road
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station
Apr 2026Drugs Corporation Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Swithun'S Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elwyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Elwyn Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elwyn Road
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derby Road

Data Sources

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