Crime Rates at Howton Road, Bournemouth, BH10 5LN

Howton Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Kinson , and the 546th highest crime rate of 1,191 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 Howton Road (BH10 5LN) in the last 12 months was 56.2 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howton Road (BH10 5LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rodwell Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.