Crime Rates at Shelley Road, Bournemouth, BH1 4GZ

Shelley Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Boscombe West , and the 235th 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 Shelley Road (BH1 4GZ) in the last 12 months was 115.4 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 56.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shelley Road (BH1 4GZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping 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.