Total Crime Rate

163.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 163.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • 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

St Clements Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Boscombe West , and the 147th 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 St Clements Road (BH1 4DZ) in the last 12 months was 163.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.8% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 75.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Clements Road (BH1 4DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Borthwick Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Clements Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Randolph Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borthwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Clements Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Close
Apr 2026Burglary Hamilton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Borthwick Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Borthwick Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borthwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Clements Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Road
Apr 2026Burglary Carysfort Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carysfort Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Carysfort Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Walpole Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walpole Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walpole Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Clements Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Randolph Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hamilton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Austin Close
Apr 2026Public order Cleveland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Curzon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Curzon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spring Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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