Total Crime Rate

180.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

107.1 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 180.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 107.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.6 9/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.3 9/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Stanley Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in East Cliff & Springbourne , and the 132nd 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 Stanley Road (BH1 4SD) in the last 12 months was 180.1 per 1,000 residents and was 88.3% higher than the East Cliff & Springbourne average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 107.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stanley Road (BH1 4SD), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Road. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stanley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elwyn Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlton Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holdenhurst Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spring Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Elwyn Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road
Apr 2026Drugs Corporation Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcote Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Carlton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malmesbury Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Holdenhurst Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Methuen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Methuen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Methuen Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malmesbury Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malmesbury Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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