Crime Rates at Walpole Road, Bournemouth, BH1 4EZ

Walpole Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Boscombe West , and the 245th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walpole Road (BH1 4EZ) in the last 12 months was 111.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.8% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walpole Road (BH1 4EZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 79 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.