Total Crime Rate

224.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.8 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 224.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 93.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 38.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Drugs 23.3 10/10
  • Other theft 23.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.3 10/10
  • Burglary 15.5 10/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hamilton Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Boscombe West , and the 99th 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 Hamilton Road (BH1 4EF) in the last 12 months was 224.8 per 1,000 residents and was 61.7% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 38.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamilton Road (BH1 4EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Randolph Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Campbell Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hamilton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Gardens
Apr 2026Other theft Carysfort Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Clements Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Clements Gardens 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 2026Burglary Carysfort Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carysfort Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Walpole Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Grove Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hamilton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hamilton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Donoughmore Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Donoughmore Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Donoughmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Donoughmore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Vale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cleveland Road Under investigation
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

Data Sources

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