Total Crime Rate

738.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

266.7 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 738.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 266.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 189.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 174.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 118.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 56.4 10/10
  • Other theft 56.4 10/10
  • Public order 56.4 10/10
  • Robbery 25.6 10/10
  • Drugs 15.4 9/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
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

Haviland Road West area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Boscombe West , and the 13th highest crime rate of 1,180 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 Haviland Road West (BH1 4DF) in the last 12 months was 738.5 per 1,000 residents and was 431.2% higher than the Boscombe West average (139.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 266.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Haviland Road West (BH1 4DF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 164 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Haviland Road West area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabton Close Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabton Close Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Christchurch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Christchurch Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Christchurch Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Christchurch Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haviland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Haviland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Haviland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roumelia Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roumelia Lane
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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