Total Crime Rate

336.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 336.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 116.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 108.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.0 10/10
  • Other theft 36.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.0 10/10
  • Drugs 20.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Robbery 8.0 8/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Carnarvon Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Boscombe West , and the 46th 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 Carnarvon Road (BH1 4EW) in the last 12 months was 336.0 per 1,000 residents and was 141.7% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 108.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carnarvon Road (BH1 4EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 95 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roumelia Lane (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Carnarvon Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St John'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roumelia Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Horace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Crescent
Apr 2026Bicycle theft The Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Owls Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Borthwick Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Borthwick Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borthwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borthwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Palmerston Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horace Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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