Total Crime Rate

61.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 61.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 16.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Frances Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 490th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Frances Road (BH1 3SA) in the last 12 months was 61.3 per 1,000 residents and was 81.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Frances Road (BH1 3SA), the main crime hotspot is near St Swithun'S Road. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Frances Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Swithun'S Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frances Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frances Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Swithun'S Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knyveton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knyveton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Swithun'S Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Elwyn Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcote Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Methuen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Derby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Corporation Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Derby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derby Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derby Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Methuen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Methuen Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southcote Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southcote Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southcote Road —
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 2026Vehicle crime Elwyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Carlton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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