Total Crime Rate
255.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hamilton Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Boscombe West , and the 80th highest crime rate of 1,191 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 4EG) in the last 12 months was 255.8 per 1,000 residents and was 88.0% higher than the Boscombe West average (136.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 85.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hamilton Road (BH1 4EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vale Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Randolph Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Boscombe West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Exton Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Randolph Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Moorland Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Knole Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Knole Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Knole Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Austin Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hengist Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Vale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vale Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Clement'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Randolph Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hengist Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Randolph Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gordon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hamilton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamilton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hamilton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gordon Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Grove | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Drummond Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Walpole Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Walpole Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gordon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Churchill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gordon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Clements Gardens | — |
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