Crime Rates at Draper Road, Bournemouth, BH11 8BD

Draper Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bearwood & Merley , and the 174th highest 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 Draper Road (BH11 8BD) in the last 12 months was 145.4 per 1,000 residents and was 162.4% higher than the Bearwood & Merley average (55.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 58.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Draper Road (BH11 8BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cunningham Place, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Springwater Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.