Crime Rates at Palmerston Road, Bournemouth, BH1 4HT

Palmerston Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Boscombe West , and the 505th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Palmerston Road (BH1 4HT) in the last 12 months was 60.8 per 1,000 residents and was 56.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palmerston Road (BH1 4HT), 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.