Total Crime Rate

113.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 113.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.4 10/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Carysfort Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Boscombe West , and the 238th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Carysfort Road (BH1 4EJ) in the last 12 months was 113.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.1% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carysfort Road (BH1 4EJ), 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 Carysfort Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Clements Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hamilton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Close
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 2026Violence and sexual offences St Clements Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Clements Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Adeline Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walpole Lane
Apr 2026Burglary Walpole Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walpole Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Randolph Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adeline Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Gordon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft The Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palmerston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borthwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borthwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Borthwick Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Borthwick Road

Data Sources

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