Total Crime Rate

99.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 99.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 37.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Drummond Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Boscombe West , and the 296th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Drummond Road (BH1 4DP) in the last 12 months was 99.1 per 1,000 residents and was 28.7% lower than the Boscombe West average (139.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drummond Road (BH1 4DP), the main crime hotspot is near Wharncliffe Road. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Drummond Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Vale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hamilton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorland Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Donoughmore Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walpole Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walpole Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Walpole Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Carysfort Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hamilton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Donoughmore Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Carysfort Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Exton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hengist Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Randolph Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Randolph Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Randolph Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Randolph Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Exton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Donoughmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Exton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exton Gardens —
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Data Sources

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