Total Crime Rate

152.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 152.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Robbery 6.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Elwyn Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 163rd 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 Elwyn Road (BH1 4SL) in the last 12 months was 152.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% lower than the Bournemouth Central average (322.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 84.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elwyn Road (BH1 4SL), the main crime hotspot is near St Swithun'S Road. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elwyn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcote Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malmesbury Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malmesbury Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malmesbury Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malmesbury Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henville Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Henville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elwyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Methuen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Methuen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lowther Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elwyn Road —
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 Wilkins Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilkins Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southcote Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southcote Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southcote Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holdenhurst Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Holdenhurst Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Elwyn Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Methuen Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Methuen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wessex Gate —
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Data Sources

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