Crime Rates at Highlands Crescent, Bournemouth, BH10 5JR

Highlands Crescent area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Kinson , and the 111th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highlands Crescent (BH10 5JR) in the last 12 months was 206.2 per 1,000 residents and was 140.8% higher than the Kinson average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 63.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 118.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highlands Crescent (BH10 5JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Highlands Crescent, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tedder Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.