Crime Rates at Richards Close, Ensbury Park, Bournemouth, BH10 4FR

Richards Close area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Kinson , and the 347th lowest 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 Richards Close (BH10 4FR) in the last 12 months was 28.5 per 1,000 residents and was 67.4% lower than the Kinson average (87.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 15.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richards Close (BH10 4FR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beswick Gardens (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.